Question

Bugs made the trip at 40 miles per hour during the first hiatus.joan made the same trip at 50 miles per hour during the second hiatus how long was the trip if it took buggs 2 hours longer than it took joan

Answer 1

not clear just what is happening. A hiatus is a rest period. I don't expect much traveling is done during the stops. Anyway, I'd say that if the distance traveled is x, then since time = distance/speed,

x/40 = 2 + x/50

Now just solve for x.

Answer 2

x=400
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