Problema Solution

A hurricane Is 300 miles offshore and moving at 50 mph for what range of time will the hurricane be between 50 and 150 miles offshore

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let 't' be the time in hours


since speed = distance/time => distance = speed*time


50 <= 300 - 50t


300 - 50t <= 150


by solving we find


3 <= t <= 5


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the range of time is between 3 and 5 hours.