SOLUTION: Please help, I have tried many times and I have an answer of 8 but that is not the average. I'm not sure how to get it. The distance from Seattle, Washington, to Victoria, British

Question 445034: Please help, I have tried many times and I have an answer of 8 but that is not the average. I'm not sure how to get it. The distance from Seattle, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia, is about 148 mi by ferry. It takes about 4 hr less to travel by the same ferry from Victoria to Vancouver, British Columbia, a distance of about 74 mi. What is the average speed of the ferry?
Found 2 solutions by rwm, jorel1380:
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r*t=d
r*t=148
r=148/t
r*(t-4)=74
r=74/(t-4)
148/t=74/(t-4)
74t=148*(t-4)
74t=148t-148*4
divide by 74
t=2t-2*4
subtract t
0=t-8
8=t
r=148/8
r=74/4
r=37/2
r=18.5

Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
148/x=74/x+4
148=74+4x
74=4x
18.5=x
The ferry travels at about 18.5mph..

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