SOLUTION: Annette drives her car 95 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 8mph more, she could have traveled 114 miles in the same length of time. What w

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Question 1178829: Annette drives her car 95 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 8mph more, she could have traveled 114 miles in the same length of time. What was her average speed?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, ikleyn:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi

d = rt  0r t = d/r
times the same:
Let r be the average speed:

114r = 95(r + 8)
 19r = 760
 r = 40mph

Wish You the Best in your Studies.


Answer by ikleyn(52809)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This problem is a  TWIN  to another one,  solved  10  minutes ago under this link

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