Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Inverse Variation - Exercises - Page 288: 46

Answer

$4.91\ h$

Work Step by Step

Since the speed and time of travel vary inversely when driving a given distance, then we can set up an inverse relationship as: (speed)( time)=(speed)( time). Now, we have $$ 45\times6=55\times x\Longrightarrow x=\frac{45\times6}{ 55}=4.91 \ h .$$
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