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jeremy drove to work with the average speed of 42 miles per hour. if he had driven with the speed of 48 mph, he would have arrived 10 minutes earlier. how far is it from his home to work?

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Answer:

  56 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Let d represent the distance in miles. Then the drive time in hours is ...

  d/42 = d/48 +10/60

  8d = 7d +56 . . . . . . . . multiply by 336

  d = 56

The distance from Jeremy's home to work is 56 miles.

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At 42 mph, his commute time is 1 hour 20 minutes.

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