SOLUTION: stacey travels 3 times faster than Gloria. Traveling in opposite directions, they are 420 miles apart after 5 hours. Find their rates of trale.
Stacey speed_____mph,Gloria speed__
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Question 317971: stacey travels 3 times faster than Gloria. Traveling in opposite directions, they are 420 miles apart after 5 hours. Find their rates of trale.
Stacey speed_____mph,Gloria speed___mph
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Gloria's speed =
Then Stacey's speed will be
If they are going in opposite directions,
just add their speeds
given:
hrs
mi
mi/hr
and
mi/hr
Stacey's speed is 63 mi/hr and
Gloria's speed is 21 mi/hr
check:
OK
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