document.write( "Question 144742: I am having a problem soving this equation. On a recent trip, Sarah's car traveled 20mph faster on the first 110 miles than it did on the remaining 80 miles. The total time for the trip was 4hr. Find the speed of Sarah's car on the first part of the trip. This is how much I know d=rt
\n" ); document.write( "First part: r= 20 + x d = 110
\n" ); document.write( "Second part: r = x d=80
\n" ); document.write( "Now I am stuck. Please help me\r
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d = rt let x be the speed on the last part of the trip\r
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\n" ); document.write( "t[1] = 100/(r+20)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80 = rt[2]
\n" ); document.write( "t[2] = 80/r\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t[1] + t[2] = 4
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