SOLUTION: A bus traveled on a level road for 6 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

Question 1121058: A bus traveled on a level road for 6 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 of the entire trip was 490 miles
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Find the average speed on the level road IF the entire trip was 490 miles
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                SPEED           TIME       DISTANCE
Level            r              6          6r
Winding         r-20            4          4(r-20)
TOTAL                                      490

Solve for r.
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