Let x be total hours of battery life. We have been given that battery life of Vera's phone is down to 2/5. So remaining battery life,

We have been also given that it drains another 1/9 every other hour. Now let us substitute our given information into an equation.

Now we will solve for x.


Let us convert 2/5 into minutes. We know 1 hour has 60 minutes.

Therefore, remaining battery life will be 5 hours and 24 minutes.
If the average rates were 20 and 25 miles per hour, then together they cover 45 miles of the distance they are separated by per hour. The ships will be 30 miles apart when 270 miles have been covered, so it takes 270/45=6 hours to cover the distance. 6 hours after 5 PM is 11:00 PM.
You need to divide the miles by the hours to et the Average speed.
M divided by h = s
Because to get the mph (miles per hour) you multiply the average speed to the hours.
S•h=mph