You are going to drive to another state for a vacation. One route will take 8 hours to drive 400 hours, the other route will take 7 hours to drive 420 miles. You write two equations to try and figure out the average rate of speed you would travel on each route?
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-50 mph
Route 1:
Let t be the time taken to drive 400 miles on Route 1. The average rate of speed can be calculated using the formula: speed = distance / time.
Therefore, the equation representing the average rate of speed on Route 1 is:
speed1 = 400 miles / t
Route 2:
Let t2 be the time taken to drive 420 miles on Route 2. The average rate of speed can be calculated using the same formula: speed = distance / time.
Therefore, the equation representing the average rate of speed on Route 2 is:
speed2 = 420 miles / t2