SOLUTION: a long distance trucker travled 220 miles in one direction during a snow storm. The return trip in a rainy weather was accomplished at doubled the speed and took 5 hours less time.
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Question 328385: a long distance trucker travled 220 miles in one direction during a snow storm. The return trip in a rainy weather was accomplished at doubled the speed and took 5 hours less time. find the speed going.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate*Time=Distance
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From eq. 1,
Substituting into eq. 2,
mph
Then from above,
mph
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