SOLUTION: Need help translating the following verbal expression into an algebraic equation with a single variable—you don’t need to solve the equation.
By driving 10 miles per hour slower t
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Question 202083: Need help translating the following verbal expression into an algebraic equation with a single variable—you don’t need to solve the equation.
By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Ed, Eunice travels the same distance in 3 hours that Ed travels in 2 hours.
Not sure how to set this problem up and solve.
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Alan3354:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Ed, Eunice travels the same distance in 3 hours that Ed travels in 2 hours.
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Applying the distance formula...
Let x = speed of Ed
then
x-10 = speed of Eunice
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3(x-10) = 2x
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Ed, Eunice travels the same distance in 3 hours that Ed travels in 2 hours.
d = rt
d = r*2
d = (r-10)*3
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2r = 3r-30
r = 30 mph (Ed's speed)
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