SOLUTION: During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 95 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 17 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed 5 mph slower. The total tim
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Question 632125: During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 95 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 17 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed 5 mph slower. The total time for the trip is 5 hrs. What was the speed on each part of the trip? "Round to the nearest hundreth"
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r*x=95;
(r-5)*y=17;
x+y=5
r=23.33 mph for 95 miles for x=4.07 hours
r-5=18.33 mph for 17 miles for y=.93 hours
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