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Suppose you are choosing between two roads the first route is 70 miles at 55 miles per hour and the second road is 85 miles at 65 miles per hour which route will get you there faster and in what amount of time

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Answer:

The first route, in 1.27 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Pankajt
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Answer: First route.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since, if the time taken is less then the route will be called faster.


\text{Also, Time }=\frac{ \text{Distance}}{\text{speed}}

Here, In first route,

70 miles is covered at 55 miles per hour,

Hence, the total time taken = 70/55 = 1.27272727≈1.27 hours

In second route,

85 miles is covered at 65 miles per hour,

Hence, the total time taken = 85/65 = 1.30769231 ≈ 1.31 hours

Since, 1.27 < 1.31

Thus, the first route is faster than second route.

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