a motorcyclist starts at noon sharp and drives 10 miles in the first hour, and in each hour after that, he drives 6 more miles than the previous mile. After how many hours of driving will the motorcyclist drive a total of 248 miles?

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The motorcyclist would have driven for 40.6 hours after 248 miles

We can solve this question by applying the formula for arithmetic progression. We have been told that the first hour is 10 miles distance, and the arithmetic difference is 6 miles distance. We are also told that he drove a total of 248 miles distance. This means that

An = a + (n-1)d, where

An = 248

a = 10

n = ?

d = 6

applying the formula, we have

248 = 10 + (n - 1)6

248 = 10 + 6n - 6

248 = 6n + 4

6n = 248 - 4

6n = 244

n = 244/6

n = 40.6 hours

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