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On a road trip, John covers 400 miles in 8 hours, including stops. If he maintains the same pace, how far (to the nearest mile) will he be from his starting point after 15 hours of driving?

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Answer: 750 miles

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that on a road trip, John covers 400 miles in 8 hours, including stops. This means that John for every hour, John covers 50 miles (400/5).

For 15 hours of driving, John will have covered:

= 15 Ă— 50miles

= 750 miles

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