SOLUTION: The distance from boston to Los angeles is approximately 3000 miles how many days should have the hendersons trip take if they drive 9 hours per day after the first day ?

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Question 893755: The distance from boston to Los angeles is approximately 3000 miles how many days should have the hendersons trip take if they drive 9 hours per day after the first day ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many hours did they drive on the first day?
I'll assume they drove at the same rate every day.
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Rate*Time=Distance
Time=Distance/Rate
T=3000%2FR
In this case,
T=9D since they only drive 9 hours per day.
9D=3000%2FR
D=1000%2F%283R%29
So if they drive 33.33 miles per hour,
D=1000%2F%283%2833.33%29%29=10, it would take them 10 days.