You are driving home on a weekend from school at 55 mi/h for 110 miles.It then starts to snow and you slow to 35 mi/h.You arrive home after driving 4 hours and 15 minutes.How far is your hometown from school?
A)180 mi
B)190 mi
C)200 mi
D)210 mi

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

You drove 110 miles at 55 mi/h, which took 2 hours. You drove for a total of 4 hours and 15 minutes (or 4.25 hours), so you drove 2.25 hours at 35 mi/h. The distance covered at 35 mi/h is 35 * 2.25 = 78.75 miles. The total distance is 110 + 78.75 = 188.75 miles, which rounds to 190 miles.

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