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You normally drive on the freeway between San Diego and Los Angeles at an average speed of 105 km/h (65 mi/h), and the trip takes 1 h and 50 min. On a Friday afternoon, however, heavy traffic slows you down and you drive the same distance at an average speed of only 70 km/h (43 mi/h). How much longer does the trip take?

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The trip takes55 min longer in the heavy traffic as compared to the freeway.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given values

  • Your average speed on the freeway is,v1=105km/h
  • Time taken in the trip on the freeway is,t1=1 h 50 min
  • Your average speed after the heavy traffic is, v2=70 km/h
02

Calculation of the average velocity

The expression for the average velocity can be given as,

v=dt

Where,v= average velocity, d= displacement, and t= travel time

03

 Step 3: Calculation of thetotal covereddistance

So, for the freeway, your average speed will be,

v1=dt1

Substituting the values in the above expression,

d=105 km/h×1.83 h=192.5km

Therefore, the total covered distance is, d=192.5 km

04

Calculation of yourtravel time during heavy traffic

For the traffic way

v2=dt2

Substituting the values in the above expression,

t2=192.5km70km/h=2.75 h×60min1h=2  h45 min

Thus, the travel time during the heavy traffic is, t2=2  h45 min

05

 Step 5: Calculation of the difference in the time taken during freeway and heavy traffic

Therefore, the difference in the travel time during the heavy traffic and on a freeway can be determined by,

Δt=t2-t1

Substituting the values in expression will give,

Δt=2hr45min-1hr50min=55min

Thus, you will take 55 min longer in the heavy traffic as compared to a freeway.

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