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A car is traveling down a highway at a constant speed, described by the equation,
where d = 65t, represents the distance, in miles, that the car travers at this speed in hours.

How many miles does the car travel in 1.5 hours

User Christophe Quintard
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Answer:

97.5 miles

Explanation:

d = 65t

where d is the distance in miles and t is the time in hours

Therefore, to calculate how many miles the car travels in 1.5 hours, substitute t = 1.5 into the equation:

d = 65 x 1.5 = 97.5 miles

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