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Question 998926: Can you help me understand how to solve this word problem: A bus traveling at an average 65 miles per hour made a trip to town in 5 hours. If it had traveled at 50 miles per hour how many Kore minutes would it have taken to make the trip?

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance to cover is , "trip to town" for both cases.

65%28miles%2Fhour%29%2A5%2Ahours=50%28miles%2Fhour%29%2At
65%2A5=50%2At
t=65%2A5%2F50

The question asks for t-5=%2865%2A5%2F50%29-5
t-5=5%2865%2F60-1%29
5%2865%2F60-60%2F60%29
5%285%2F60%29
highlight%2825%2F60%29
Twenty-five minutes

Answer by MathTherapy(10549) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can you help me understand how to solve this word problem: A bus traveling at an average 65 miles per hour made a trip to town in 5 hours. If it had traveled at 50 miles per hour how many Kore minutes would it have taken to make the trip? 
Distance: 325 (5 * 65) miles

Time at 50 mph: 325%2F50, or 6.5 hours

Difference: 1.5 hours, or highlight_green%2890%29 minutes