11. The speed limit in a residential neighborhood is 35 miles per hour. This is one half the speed of a major interstate highway a few miles away What is the speed of the major highway?

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Assaf asked Jul 9, 2022

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11. The speed limit in a residential neighborhood is 35 miles per hour. This is one half

the speed of a major interstate highway a few miles away
What is the speed of the major highway?

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Assaf asked Jul 9, 2022

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Explanation:

if 35 is half of x (x being the speed of a major interstate highway a few miles away) then this means
(x)/(2) =35 you multipliy both sides by 2 to get x by its self and now have x=70