document.write( "Question 179236: Translate into verbal expression. By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Kathy, Tony travels the same distance in 3 hours that Kathy travels in 2 hours. \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #134173 by nerdybill(7384)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! You'll need to apply the distance formula: \n" ); document.write( "d = rt \n" ); document.write( "where \n" ); document.write( "d is distance \n" ); document.write( "r is rate or speed \n" ); document.write( "t is time \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = rate traveled by Kathy \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "x-10 = rate traveled by Tony \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Since the distance traveled is the same in 3 hours: \n" ); document.write( "2x = 3(x-10) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |