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Joanna leaves her home at 11:50 am. She travels 70 miles at an average speed of 13 m/s. At what time does she finish the journey.

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Answer:

Joanna will finish her journey at approximately 2:18 pm.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the formula:

distance = speed x time

to solve this problem.

First, we need to convert the average speed from m/s to miles per hour (mph) so that it is in the same unit as the distance traveled. We can do this by multiplying the speed in m/s by the conversion factor of 2.23694:

average speed = 13 m/s x 2.23694 = 29.08 mph

Now we can plug in the distance and average speed into the formula and solve for time:

distance = speed x time

70 miles = 29.08 mph x time

Solving for time:

time = distance / speed

time = 70 miles / 29.08 mph

time = 2.41 hours

Therefore, Joanna will finish her journey 2.41 hours after she leaves home at 11:50 am.

To find out the finishing time, we can add 2.41 hours to the starting time of 11:50 am using 12-hour clock notation:

11:50 am + 2.41 hours = 2:18 pm (rounded to the nearest minute)

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