If you're planning a trip to atlanta georgia which is 279 miles from home and you plan to drive at an average speed of 62 mph, a

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If you're planning a trip to atlanta georgia which is 279 miles from home and you plan to drive at an average speed of 62 mph, a

nd stop to take a 45 minute break, when should you leave home in order to arrive in atlanta at 3:00pm

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aleksandr82 [10.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-15T11:44:26+03:00

First find how long it'll take total. Do this by finding how many hours of driving it'll take:
279/62 = 4hours 30 minutes
Add your 45 minute break:
4hours 30 minutes + 45 minutes = 5 hours 15 minutes
Then backtrack from 3:00 p.m.
3:00- 3 hours = 12:00 a.m. - 2 hours 15 minutes = 9:45 a.m.