SOLUTION: Alejandra went on a 40 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 20 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 hour longer. How f

Question 1029726: Alejandra went on a 40 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 20 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 hour longer. How fast did she drive to the soccer game?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Trip to game,
1.
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Trip back from game,
2.
From 1,

Substituting into 2,

Multiply both sides by t,

Only positive time solutions make sense,

So then,

She drove at 40 mph.

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