SOLUTION: Maria drove a total of
301.5
miles in two legs of a trip. In the first part of her trip, she drove at a constant speed for
2.5
hours. In the second part of her trip, she dr
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Question 1184770: Maria drove a total of
301.5
miles in two legs of a trip. In the first part of her trip, she drove at a constant speed for
2.5
hours. In the second part of her trip, she drove
4
miles per hour slower, and drove for
3
hours. How fast was Maria driving in each leg of the trip?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance = rate * time
1st part: 2.5 hours at speed x mph; distance 2.5(x)
2nd part: 3 hours at speed (x-4) mph; distance 3(x-4)
The total distance was 301.5 miles:
ANSWERS:
1st part: x = 57mph
2nd part: x-4 = 53mph
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