Last weekend two college students were returning to school 2
Last weekend two college students were returning to school 200 miles away. During a blizzard, they were only able to average 25 miles per hour. For the rest of their trip, they averaged 55 miles per hour. If the entire trip took 4 hours, how long were they driving in the blizzard?
Solution
D=RT
 200=25T+55(4-T)
 200=25T+220-55T
 200-220=-30T
 T=-20/-30
 T=2/3 OR 40 MINUTES DRIVING IN THE BLIZZARD.
 4-2/3=3 1/3 OR 10/3 HOURS DRIVING @ 55 MPH.
 PROOF:
 200=25*2/3+55*10/3
 200=50/3+550/3
 200=600/3
 200=200

