SOLUTION: Tom traveled 280 miles east of St. Louis. For most of the trip he averaged 60mph, but for one period of time he was slowed to 10mph due to a major accident. If the total time of tr
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Question 251311: Tom traveled 280 miles east of St. Louis. For most of the trip he averaged 60mph, but for one period of time he was slowed to 10mph due to a major accident. If the total time of travel was 8 hours, how many miles did he drive at the reduced speed?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r1*t1+r2*t2=d
60*(8-t)+10*(t)=280
t= time at 10mph
so after solving for t,10*t to get miles.
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