SOLUTION: A car is driven 280 miles. If it had gone 5 mph faster, it could have made the trip in 1 hr less time. what was the speed?
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: A car is driven 280 miles. If it had gone 5 mph faster, it could have made the trip in 1 hr less time. what was the speed?
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Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance = speed * time
If the car was drive 5 mph faster, it would have arrived 1 hour earlier. So
S = -40 or S = 35. Since S can't be negative, S must be 35.
Check your answer.
280 / 35 = 8 hours
289 / 40 = 7 hours. Check!
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