SOLUTION: Mary and Richard leave Edmonton to go to Jasper, a distance of 400 km. Mary drives at an average speed of 15 km/h faster than Richard. If Mary arrives in Jasper 40 minutes before
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Question 1030814: Mary and Richard leave Edmonton to go to Jasper, a distance of 400 km. Mary drives at an average speed of 15 km/h faster than Richard. If Mary arrives in Jasper 40 minutes before Richard, find Richard's average speed, to the nearest km/h.
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Mary and Richard leave Edmonton to go to Jasper, a distance of 400 km. Mary drives at an average speed of 15 km/h faster than Richard. If Mary arrives in Jasper 40 minutes before Richard, find Richard's average speed, to the nearest km/h.
Let Richard,s speed be x
Mary's speed = x+15
Time taken by Richard - time taken by Mary = 40 minutes = 2/3 hours
400/x - 400/(x+15) = 2/3
400(x+15)-400x = (2/3) *x(x+15)
6000 = (2/3) *x(x+15)
18000 = 2x^2 +30x
/2 and rearrange
x^2 +15x -9000 =0
a= 1 , b= 15 c= -9000
b^2-4ac= 225 + 36000
b^2-4ac= 36225
x1=( -15 + 190.33 )/ 2
x1= 87.66
x2=( -15 -190.33 ) / 2
x2= -102.66
Ignore negative value
Richard's speed =87.66 mph
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