SOLUTION: Jake drives a tractor from one town to another, a distance of 160 kilometers. He drives 8 kilometers per hour faster on the return trip, cutting 1 hour off the time. How fast does

Question 899123: Jake drives a tractor from one town to another, a distance of 160 kilometers. He drives 8 kilometers per hour faster on the return trip, cutting 1 hour off the time. How fast does he drive each way?
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ake drives a tractor from one town to another, a distance of 160 kilometers. He drives 8 kilometers per hour faster on the return trip, cutting 1 hour off the time. How fast does he drive each way?
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let x=speed to town
x+8=speed on return trip
travel time=distance/speed
..

lcd:x(x+8)
160(x+8)-160x=x(x+8)
160x+1280-160x=x^2+8x
x^2+8x-1280=0
(x+40)(x-32)=0
x=-40(reject)
or
x=32
x+8=40
speed to town=32 km/hr
speed on return trip=40 km/hr

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