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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-11-21

Carlos and Maria drove a total of 258 miles in 5 hours. Carlos drove the first part of the trip and averaged 53 miles per hour. Maria drove the remainder of the trip and averaged 51 miles per hour.

For approximately how many hours did Maria drive? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Asked by juliameza9715

Answer (3)

m=3.5 is the answer I belive

Answered by lovie246 | 2024-06-10

Maria drove for 3.5 hours. ;

Answered by wifilethbridge | 2024-06-12

Maria drove for approximately 3.5 hours during the trip. Carlos drove for 1.5 hours. This was determined by setting up an equation based on their speeds and total distance.
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Answered by wifilethbridge | 2024-12-31