SOLUTION: A man drove a certain distance at a uniform rate. If his rate had been 3 miles per hour slower the trip would have taken 24 minutes longer. If his rate had been 6 miles per hour fa

Question 930259: A man drove a certain distance at a uniform rate. If his rate had been 3 miles per hour slower the trip would have taken 24 minutes longer. If his rate had been 6 miles per hour faster he would have saved a quarter of an hour. find the distance and his rate.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d and r the distance and rate.

__________________rate____________time____________distance
USED______________r______________________________d
Another___________r-3_____________________d
YetAnother________r+6________________________d

That information as placed into the table should be enough. THREE equations are possible according to RT=D for rate, time, distance; and the three variables are r, t, and d.
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