SOLUTION: At noon, Doug drove west from a gas station to a motel. He reached the motel at 3 p.m. Also leaving at noon, Ashley drove east from the same gas station to her sister’s house. She

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Question 1122502: At noon, Doug drove west from a gas station to a motel. He reached the motel at 3 p.m. Also
leaving at noon, Ashley drove east from the same gas station to her sister’s house. She arrived at
2:30 p.m. The driving distance from the motel to Ashley’s sister’s house is 341 mi. Ashley and
Doug both drove at the same speed, r. Use the formula
d
=
r
t
to solve. At what speed did Doug
and Ashley both drive?
A)
62
B)
55
C)
60
D)
70
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, josgarithmetic:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

            SPEED          TIME           DISTANCES

DOUG           r             3

ASHLEY         r           

TOTAL                                       341

Use RT=D to fill in the missing cells for the distances. Form the sum equation for the total distance. Solve for r.


That means,
            SPEED          TIME           DISTANCES

DOUG           r             3             3r

ASHLEY         r                

TOTAL                                       341

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