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Due Mar 14 by 11:59 pmPoints 100Submitting an external toolQuestionNancy took a 3 hour drive. She went 50 miles before she got caught in a storm. Then she drove 68 miles at 9 mph less thanshe had driven when the weather was good. What was her speed driving in the storm?Provide your answer below:S =mphSUBMITFEEDBACKMORE INSTRUCTION12:30 PM3/15/2021Content attributionAA

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V = 7.67 (aproximately) mph

1) Gathering the data

Before the storm

50 miles

3 hour drive

After the storm

68 miles

Speed: 9 mph - x

2) Let's find the speed of Nancy before the storm:


\begin{gathered} V=(d)/(t) \\ V=(50)/(3) \\ V=16.67\text{ mph} \end{gathered}

Since in the storm the Speed was 9 mph less than 16.67 mph we have:

16.67 -9 =7.67 mph

3) Hence, her speed driving at the storm was 7.67 mph

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