document.write( "Question 261135: Joanna, while driving 60 miles per hour gets to Birmingham 1 hour earlier then when she drives 50 miles per hour. How far does she drive? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #192405 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the time taken at 50mph be x distance = 50x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time taken at 60 mph = x-1 hrs distance = 60(x-1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The distance traveled is the same.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50x=60(x-1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50x= 60x-60 \n" ); document.write( "x=6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "she drives 300 miles.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "M Ananth ----------mananth@hotmail.com \n" ); document.write( " |