drives the 235 miles to Shellberg , takes a 54 minute break and then drives a further 300 miles to Springton, arriving at 6:48 pm. (a) Assuming the motorist drives at a constant speed throughout the journey, at what speed (to the nearest mile per hour) does he/she travel? Answer: ______ miles per hour ( b) If the motorist had gone 8 miles per hour slower than the speed you recorded in part (a), at what time (to the nearest minute) would he or she arrive? Answer: _______pm (c) If the motorist had

drives the 235 miles to Shellberg , takes a 54 minute break and then drives a further 300 miles to Springton, arriving at 6:48 pm. (a) Assuming the motorist drives at a constant speed throughout the journey, at what speed (to the nearest mile per hour) does he/she travel? Answer: miles per hour ( b) If the motorist had gone 8 miles per hour slower than the speed you recorded in part (a), at what time (to the nearest minute) would he or she arrive? Answer: _pm (c) If the motorist had

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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