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A salesperson who had been driving at a speed of 100 kilomet
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A salesperson who had been driving at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour slowed down to a speed of 47 kilometers per hour. Approximately how many miles per hour was the speed reduced?
(1 kilometer ≈ 0.625 mile)
A. 29
B. 33
C. 53
D. 63
E. 75
(1 kilometer ≈ 0.625 mile)
A. 29
B. 33
C. 53
D. 63
E. 75
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Carcass wrote:
A salesperson who had been driving at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour slowed down to a speed of 47 kilometers per hour. Approximately how many miles per hour was the speed reduced?
(1 kilometer ≈ 0.625 mile)
A. 29
B. 33
C. 53
D. 63
E. 75
(1 kilometer ≈ 0.625 mile)
A. 29
B. 33
C. 53
D. 63
E. 75
A salesperson who had been driving at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour slowed down to a speed of 47 kilometers per hour.
Reduction in speed = 100 - 47 = 53 kilometers per hour
We can use equivalent ratios to convert 53 kilometers per hour to miles per hour.
We are told that 1 kilometer ≈ 0.625 miles
So, if we use the ratio kilometers/miles, we can express the relationship as: kilometers/miles = 1/0.625
Let x = the desired speed (in mph)
We can now write: 1/0.625 = 53/x
Cross multiply to get: 1x = (53)(0.625) ≈ 33 mph
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
