SOLUTION: John had a doctor's appointment at 9:30 am. The doctor's office is located 15.4 miles away from John's house. John got in the car at 9:00 am, drove with an average speed of 31.8 mp
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Question 985216: John had a doctor's appointment at 9:30 am. The doctor's office is located 15.4 miles away from John's house. John got in the car at 9:00 am, drove with an average speed of 31.8 mph.
John ended up arriving for the appointment before 9:30 am.
How many minutes did he have to wait before the doctor was supposed to see him? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Not possible. 15.4 divided 31.8 is approximately 0.4843 hours. 0.4843 times 60 minutes is approximately 29.05 minutes. So even if he parked right in front of the doctor's front door, he still has to get out of the car and walk in which is certain to take more than 57 seconds.
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