Carol Needs to Travel to Stoney Point from Her Home

question 150

Multiple Choice

Carol needs to travel to Stoney Point from her home in Collinsville. She can travel 39 miles via a rural route at 45 mph, or she can travel a somewhat longer distance at 65 mph if she follows one Interstate due east and then another interstate due north (see figure) . If the eastern portion of the
Interstate route is 21 miles less than the northern portion, find the total distance Carol will travel if She follows the interstate route. [Figure is not necessarily drawn to scale.]

• A) 61 miles
• B) 17 miles
• C) 12 miles
• D) 51 miles

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