document.write( "Question 202083: Need help translating the following verbal expression into an algebraic equation with a single variable—you don’t need to solve the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Ed, Eunice travels the same distance in 3 hours that Ed travels in 2 hours.\r
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By driving 10 miles per hour slower than Ed, Eunice travels the same distance in 3 hours that Ed travels in 2 hours.
\n" ); document.write( "d = rt
\n" ); document.write( "d = r*2
\n" ); document.write( "d = (r-10)*3
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\n" ); document.write( "2r = 3r-30
\n" ); document.write( "r = 30 mph (Ed's speed)
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