Jerry drove 10 miles in half the time it took Marcy to drive 10 miles. If jerry average speed was r miles per hour what was Marcy average speed in miles per hour

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Patches

31 July, 05:25

Jerry drove 10 miles in half the time it took Marcy to drive 10 miles. If jerry average speed was r miles per hour what was Marcy average speed in miles per hour

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Jethro · Answer 1

0.5r

Step-by-step explanation:

If Jerry took half the time Macy did then that means Macy took twice as long as Jerry. If Jerry's speed was r then Macy's speed is 0.5r or half the speed of Jerry. This will mean Macy goes half as slow and takes twice as long to get there.