Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321969359

ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Formulas and Percent - 1.2 Exercises - Page 62: 37

Answer

$3.140$ hours

Work Step by Step

We know that: $distance=rate*time$ We can solve this for time by dividing by rate: $time=\frac{distance}{rate}$ We plug in 500 miles for distance and 159.25 mph for rate: $time=\frac{500}{159.25}=3.140$ hours

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