Curt's jazz ensemble drove to participate in a state music competition. They drove back without stopping, which decreased the travel time by 20% , or 50 minutes. How many minutes was the drive to the competition?

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callisto · Answer

time he travelled = 50/0.2 = 250 min

anonymous · Answer

250 min i.e. 4 hours and 10 minutes

anonymous · Answer

Cos if 20% is 50 minutes, the overall time taken is 100% so you have to find out what is 100%

anonymous · Answer

Using what Callisto wrote..

callisto · Answer

perhaps you should start with an equation. let x be the time travelled
x (20%) = 50 minutes
x= 250 minutes = 4hours and 10 minutes