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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
WILL MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Nancy walked 516 yards in 6 minutes and then another 368 yards in 4 minutes. What was Nancy's average speed?
A.
88.4 yd/min
B.
178 yd/min
C.
89 yd/min
D.
89.4 yd/min
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OpenStudy (futureescape):
A
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
HOW? PLEASE TECH NOT ANSWER
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OpenStudy (ddcamp):
\[Average\ Speed=\frac{Total\ Distance}{Total\ Time}\]
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
(OOPS sorry caps lock lol)
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OpenStudy (jim766):
find the two speeds , add them together and divide by 2
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OpenStudy (ddcamp):
\[S=\frac{516yds+368yds}{6\min+4\min}\]
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OpenStudy (ddcamp):
@Jim766 Since she was walking at each speed a different amount of time, finding the average of the two speeds is different than the average speed.
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
86?
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OpenStudy (jim766):
yes, I see
just do as he has shown...add the numerators , then divide by 10
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OpenStudy (jim766):
516 + 368 =
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
902
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
like that?
11 years ago
OpenStudy (jim766):
516 + 368 = 884
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OpenStudy (jim766):
now take 884 and divide by 10.
do you have a calculator?
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
yes
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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):
88.4
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OpenStudy (jim766):
right!
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OpenStudy (ddcamp):
Yup!
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OpenStudy (jim766):
sorry if i confused you before..
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