SOLUTION: Bob drives his car at a speed that is 5 km /h faster than George. If Bob can drive 312 km in the same time that George drives 282 km /h, write a rational equation that relates the

SOLUTION: Bob drives his car at a speed that is 5 km /h faster than George. If Bob can drive 312 km in the same time that George drives 282 km /h, write a rational equation that relates the

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Question 1181108: Bob drives his car at a speed that is 5 km /h faster than George. If Bob can drive 312 km in the same time that George drives 282 km /h, write a rational equation that relates the two drivers’ time.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

            SPEEDS         TIME           DIST.

Bob            r+5          312/(r+5)       312

George          r           282/r           282

Those two time quantities were given as equal, so

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