SOLUTION: The time it takes you to get to campus varies inversely as your driving speed. Averaging 20 miles per hour in bad traffic, it takes you 1.5 hours to get to campus. How long would t
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Question 933864: The time it takes you to get to campus varies inversely as your driving speed. Averaging 20 miles per hour in bad traffic, it takes you 1.5 hours to get to campus. How long would the trip take averaging 50 miles per hour ? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The time it takes you to get to campus varies inversely as your driving speed.
t = k/s
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Solve for "k" using "Averaging 20 miles per hour in bad traffic, it takes you 1.5 hours to get to campus."::
1.5 = k/20
k = 30
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Equation::
t = 30/s
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How long would the trip take averaging 50 miles per hour ?
t = 30/50 hrs.
time = (3/5)60 = 36 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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