SOLUTION: Problem 15 Ming left the sceince museum and traveled toward the lake. Aliyah left two hours later travelilng at 60 mph in an effort to catch up to Ming. After traveling for th

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Question 447228: Problem 15

Ming left the sceince museum and traveled toward the lake. Aliyah left two hours later travelilng at 60 mph in an effort to catch up to Ming. After traveling for three hours Aliyah finally caught up. Find Ming's average speed.

Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60x3=5x
180=5x
36=x
Ming's average speed was 36 mph..

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