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if joe drives 50mph for 0.5 hours and then 60mph for 1.5 hours, then how far did he drive

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Solution

ifjoedrives50mphfor0.5hoursandthen60mphfor1.5hours,thenhowfardidhedrive

Solution

trip1distance:25
Solution steps
Given Speed:
trip1:50
trip2:60
Given Time:trip1:0.5
Represent the distance in terms of x:trip1:x
trip1​Speed50​Time0.5​Distancex​​
Write an equation for trip 1Distance = Speed ⋅ Timex=50⋅0.5
Solve for x,x=50⋅0.5:x=25
trip1distance:25

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