Question

Doug left home for his destination and drove for the first 2 hours on a state road at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour. For the next 3 hours, he drove on an interstate highway at a constant rate of 60 miles per hour. How many miles from home was he when he arrived at his destination 5 hours later?

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Answer 1

Answer: In the first 2 hours, Doug drove 2 *
50 = <<250=100>>100 miles on the state
road.
In the next 3 hours, he drove 3 * 60 = <<360=180>>180 miles on the interstate highway.
Therefore, he drove a total of 100 + 180 = <<100+180=280>>280 miles.
Since we don't know his distance from home before he began driving, we cannot calculate his distance from home after 5 hours of driving.

Answer 2

Answer: In the first 2 hours, Doug drove 2 * 50 = <<250=100>>100 miles on the state road.

In the next 3 hours, he drove 3 * 60 = <<360=180>>180 miles on the interstate highway.

Therefore, he drove a total of 100 + 180 = <<100+180=280>>280 miles.

Since we don't know his distance from home before he began driving, we cannot calculate his distance from home after 5 hours of driving.

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