SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: Suppose it takes Edith twice as long to drive the 620 miles from Indianapolis to Syracuse as it takes Bill to drive the 500 miles from Indianapo

Question 873410: Please help me solve this problem:
Suppose it takes Edith twice as long to drive the 620 miles from Indianapolis to Syracuse as it takes Bill to drive the 500 miles from Indianapolis to Kansas City. What is the relationship between Bill's rate of speed and Edith's rate of speed.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Es = 620/2t)
Bs = 500/t)
= 50/31 = 1 19/31
Bs is traveling more than 1 1/2 times Edith's speed (~1.6 times faster)
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