SOLUTION: Char travels 3.6 hours on Saturday to visit. On Sunday she travels the same distance in 4 hours. Her speed on Sunday is 5 mph slower. What was her speed on Sunday?

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Question 368155: Char travels 3.6 hours on Saturday to visit.
On Sunday she travels the same distance in 4 hours. Her speed on Sunday is
5 mph slower. What was her speed on Sunday?

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Char travels 3.6 hours on Saturday to visit.
On Sunday she travels the same distance in 4 hours. Her speed on Sunday is
5 mph slower. What was her speed on Sunday?
let speed on saturday be x mph
..
on sunday speed = x-4 mph
3.6x = 4(x-4)
3.6x = 4x-16
0.4x= 16
x= 16/0.4
x= 40 mph. speed on saturday
..
speed on sunday = 35 mph
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca

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