SOLUTION: Jennifer flew to Las Vegas averaging 240 miles per hour. She flew back home averaging 210 miles per hour. If she spent a total of 12 1/2 hours traveling to and from Las Vegas, what
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Question 989271: Jennifer flew to Las Vegas averaging 240 miles per hour. She flew back home averaging 210 miles per hour. If she spent a total of 12 1/2 hours traveling to and from Las Vegas, what is the distance from Jennifer's home to Las Vegas? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jennifer flew to Las Vegas averaging 240 miles per hour. She flew back home averaging 210 miles per hour. If she spent a total of 12 1/2 hours traveling to and from Las Vegas, what is the distance from Jennifer's home to Las Vegas?
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Avg speed of the round trip = 2*240*210/(240+210)
= 100800/450
= 224 mi/hr
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RT distance = 12.5*224 = 2800 miles
---> 1400 miles each way
