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Solving Rate Problems — Quiz

Question 9 • Transition Mathematics for Seniors

Irina rode her bike to work at an average speed of 16 miles per hour. It started to rain, so she got a ride home along the same route in her coworker’s car at an average speed of 27 miles per hour. If Irina’s ride home in the car took 24 minutes ( 0 point 4 of an hour), how many hours was her bike ride to work, to the nearest tenth of an hour?

Answer
A
0 point 2 of an hour
B
0 point 6 of an hour
C
0 point 4 of an hour
D
0 point 7 of an hour

Explanation

The car ride covered 27 × 0.4 = 10.8 miles. Since Irina traveled the same route by bike at 16 miles per hour, her bike ride took 10.8 ÷ 16 = 0.675 hour. Rounded to the nearest tenth, that is 0.7 hour, choice D.

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