SOLUTION: A jet pilot plans to cover a 1000km course at an average speed of 1000 km/h. For the first 800km the speed is 800 km/h. At what rate must the remaining distance be covered?

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Question 338513: A jet pilot plans to cover a 1000km course at an average speed of 1000 km/h. For the first 800km the speed is 800 km/h. At what rate must the remaining distance be covered?
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=2.
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+x+%29,highlight_red%28+x+%29,highlight_red%28+-x+%29,highlight_red%28+2%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%281%2B1-1%2B2%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-6+%29
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+3%2Ax-6=0+%29 equivalent to 3*x-6 =0
It becomes .
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This is an equation! Solutions: x=2.

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