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    High School Solve Word Problem: Jake's Kitchen Clock 5:30pm

    Thank you for your help nonetheless! And I can relate to that, I do it frequently on other forums - leave and forget to refresh.
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    High School Solve Word Problem: Jake's Kitchen Clock 5:30pm

    Okay, I think I got the answer right in my second post: If the re-set clock read 2:00 pm and when he arrived home it read 5:30 pm that means 3 and half hours was the duration of Jake's entire trip. We have the accurate time from Avon's clock - 3:15 pm and leaving at 4:45 pm. The time spent...
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    High School Solve Word Problem: Jake's Kitchen Clock 5:30pm

    I am still having trouble interpreting this.. So he spent 3 and half hours at Avon's & getting there both ways. We spent the duration of 1h 30 minutes at Avon's, therefore the rest was spent riding - 2 hours. You would assume he would take the same way to get back, so, each way was 2 hours...
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    High School Solve Word Problem: Jake's Kitchen Clock 5:30pm

    Jake's kitchen clock had stopped at 2:00 pm and he replaced the battery not knowing the exact time. He then rode to visit Avon, arriving at 3:15 pm and leaving at 4:45 pm. If when he arrived home the kitchen clock said 5:30 pm, what was the correct time? This was a question a friend gave...