SOLUTION: A long distance trucker traveled 208 miles in one direction during a snow storm. The return trip in rainy weather was accomplished at double the speed and took 4 hours less. What w
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Question 319973: A long distance trucker traveled 208 miles in one direction during a snow storm. The return trip in rainy weather was accomplished at double the speed and took 4 hours less. What was the speed going?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
208 miles in one direction during a snow storm.
return trip double the speed and took 4 hours less.
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let speed while going be xmph
speed returning will be 2x mph
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time taken while going = 208/x
time taken on return = 208/2x, 4 hours less
208/x -4 = 208/2x
208/x-208/2x= 4
416-208 /2x=4
208= 8x
x=26 mph speed while going
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