SOLUTION: Vinnie drives his car 175 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 4mph more, he could have traveled 189 miles in the same length of time. What wa

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Question 1157811: Vinnie drives his car 175 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 4mph more, he could have traveled 189 miles in the same length of time. What was his average speed?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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175 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 4mph more, he could have traveled 189 miles in the same length of time.
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                    SPEED       TIME      DISTANCE

TRAVELED             r           x         175

NEW CONDITION      r+4           x         189


ALL IN VARIABLES
TRAVELED            r           x         D
NEW COND          r+k           x         N


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Substitute your given values.
Answer by ikleyn(52855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be his average speed.

Then the other speed is (x+4) mph.


From the condition, you have this equation


     = .


Cross multiply, simplify and solve for x


    175*(x+4) = 189x

    175x + 4*175 = 189x

    4*175 = 189x - 175x

    4*175 = 14x

    x     =  = 50.


ANSWER. The average speed was 50 miles per hour.

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