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How long will a truck take to travel 810km if it travels at 60km/h for the first
330km and then at 45km/h for the remainder of the trip?
A) 17h 23min
B) 14h 40min
C) 16h 10min
D) 15h 18min

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

speed = distance / time

to get time for a given distance, we need divide the given distance by the speed :

distance / distance/time = distance×time/distance = time

so,

330 km at 60 km/h, that is

330/60 = 33/6 = 5 1/2 = 5.5 hours

the remainder of the trip is

810 - 330 = 480 km

480 km at 45 km/h, that is

480/45 = 32/3 = 10 2/3 = 10.666666... hours

so, in total, the trip took (remember, 1 hour = 60 minutes)

5 1/2 hours = 5 hours 30 minutes

+

10 2/3 hours = 10 hours 40 minutes

=

15 hours 70 minutes = 16 hours 10 minutes =

= 16 1/6 hours = 16.16666666... hours

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