SOLUTION: A bus traveled on a level road for 3 hours at an average speed 20 miles per hour faster than it traveled on a winding road. The time spent on the winding road was 4 hours. Find t

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Question 106503: A bus traveled on a level road for 3 hours at an average speed 20 miles per hour faster than it traveled on a winding road. The time spent on the winding road was 4 hours. Find the average speed on the level road if the entire trip was 305 miles.
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Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="level speed" ... d=rt ... 305=3x+4(x-20)
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