Riley was on a long 383 mile road trip. The first part of the trip there was lots of traffic, she only averaged 22 mph. The second part of the trip there was no traffic so she could drive 59 mph. If the trip took her 9 hours, how long did she travel at each speed? In traffic she drove for hours hours. After the traffic cleared she drove for

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Riley was on a long 383 mile road trip. The first part of the trip there was lots of traffic, she only averaged
22 mph. The second part of the trip there was no traffic so she could drive 59 mph. If the trip took her 9
hours, how long did she travel at each speed?
In traffic she drove for
hours
After the traffic cleared she drove for
hours.
Transcribed Image Text:Riley was on a long 383 mile road trip. The first part of the trip there was lots of traffic, she only averaged 22 mph. The second part of the trip there was no traffic so she could drive 59 mph. If the trip took her 9 hours, how long did she travel at each speed? In traffic she drove for hours After the traffic cleared she drove for hours.
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