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2-61.
Lettie just got her driver’s license. Her friends soon nicknamed her “Leadfoot” because she is always going
At this speed, how long will it take her to travel
miles? Write an equation. Let
# of hours Lettie drives, . hours or about minutes How long would it take her if she drove the
miles at mph? Write an equation similar to the one in part (a).
Speeding tickets carry fines of about
and usually increase the cost of insurance. If Lettie gets a ticket on this trip, then what would be her cost per minute of time saved? Divide
by the number of minutes saved.