SOLUTION: The problem says: Arianna took 2 h longer to drive 360 mi on the first day of a trip than she took to drive 270 mi on the second day. If her speed was the same on both days, what

Question 55478: The problem says: Arianna took 2 h longer to drive 360 mi on the first day of a trip than she took to drive 270 mi on the second day. If her speed was the same on both days, what was the driving time each day?
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Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d=rt [Use the distance formula]
First day: 360 miles=(r)(t+2)
Second day: 270 miles =(r)(t)
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Since the speed (r) was the same, than
d=rt
r=d/t
so,
r=r or
d/t=d/t [Plug in the values for the first and second day]
360 miles/(t+2) = 270/t [Solve for t]
360/(t+2)=270/t
360t=270(t+2)
360t=270t+540
360t-270t=540
90t=540
t=6 hours on the second day
(t+2)=(6+2)=8 hours on the first day
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check by plugging the values back into each of the original equations:

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