Bryan decided to ride his bike along a new route home from school to avoid some construction. Before leaving school, he estimate

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Bryan decided to ride his bike along a new route home from school to avoid some construction. Before leaving school, he estimate

d how long the route would take. When Bryan arrived home, he saw the ride had taken him 16 minutes. His estimate had been 25% more than that. How long had Bryan estimated it would take to ride home from school?

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docker41 [41] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-13T08:29:43+03:00

docker41 [41]2 years ago

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<h3>Answer: 20 minutes.</h3>

Work Shown:

Estimate = 1.25*(actual time)

Estimate = 1.25*(16)

Estimate = 20

Bryan estimated it would take 20 minutes.

Note: The multiplier 1.25 represents an increase of 25%