SOLUTION: a car covers the given distance at a speed of 30 mph. however it were to halt for a fixed number of minutes per hour,its average speed reduced to 24 kph.for how long the car halt?

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Question 624193: a car covers the given distance at a speed of 30 mph. however it were to halt for a fixed number of minutes per hour,its average speed reduced to 24 kph.for how long the car halt?
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a car covers the given distance at a speed of 30 mph.
however if he were to halt for a fixed number of minutes per hour, its average speed reduced to 24 kph.
for how long the car halt?
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let the distance = 30 mi, a 1 hr trip without a stop
Write a time equation; time = dist/speed
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Let h = the halting time in hrs
h = 30%2F24 - 30%2F30
h = 5%2F4 - 4%2F4
h = 1%2F4 hr, which is a 15 minutes halt each hour