It takes 45 minutes to drive to the nearest bowling alley taking city streets going 30 miles per hour (mph). How long will it take to get there using the freeway going 65mph if the distance is the same?
(Round to the nearest minute).
HE

The time it will take to get to the bowling alley while driving at 65 mph on the freeway is approximately 20.8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters are;

The time it takes through the streets to drive to the nearest bowling alley = 45 minutes

The speed of driving through the streets = 30 miles per hour (mph)

The speed of driving through the freeway to the bowling alley = 65 mph

From the speed of driving through the streets and the time taken we have;

The formula for speed, S, is S = Distance/Time

Therefore, 30 mph = Distance/45 minutes

Where, 1 hour = 60 minutes, 45 minutes = 1/60×45 hour = 3/4 hour

30 mph = Distance/45 minutes = Distance/(3/4 hour)

30 mph = Distance/(3/4 hour)

Distance = 30 mph × 3/4 hour = 22.5 miles

Given that the distance through the freeway and through the streets are the same, we have from speed = Distance/Time;

Time = Distance/Speed

The speed through the freeway = 65 mph while the distance remain 22.5 miles

Therefore;

Time = 22.5 miles/(65 mph) ≈ 0.346 hour ≈ 20.8 minutes

The time it will take to get to the bowling alley while driving at 65 mph on the freeway is approximately 20.8 minutes.

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the correct pattern could be made by :

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