document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29372>Question 29372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I have an alegebra problem. The answer I came up with is 12.70 average speed, but I don't think I am correct. Could you please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bus traveled on a level road for 3 hours at an average speed 20 miles per hour faster than it traveled on a winding road.  The time spent on the winding road was 4 hours. Find the average speed on the level road if the entire trip was 305 miles </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16188 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16188\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Level road speed = x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Winding road speed = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total  milies driven = 305<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+20)+4(x)=305<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+60+4x=305<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=245<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35+20=55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, on the level road the bus at 55mph and on the winding road the bus traveld at 35mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul.<BR>\n" );
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