SOLUTION: At 2:45pm you are 112 miles from Dallas. You want to be in Dallas at 4:30pm. What is the average speed you must travel to be on time?

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Question 700341: At 2:45pm you are 112 miles from Dallas. You want to be in Dallas at 4:30pm. What is the average speed you must travel to be on time?
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At 2:45pm you are 112 miles from Dallas.
You want to be in Dallas at 4:30pm.
What is the average speed you must travel to be on time?
:
Find the travel time
4:30 - 2:45 = 1 hr 45 min, which is 1.75 hrs
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Speed = 112%2F1.75
S = 64 mph av to be on time