document.write( "Question 273606: James and Javier each go on separate trips with Javier driving twice as fast as James. James travels for 3 hours while Javier travels for 2 hours. They drive a total of 280 miles. How fast does Javier drive? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #199828 by mananth(16949) You can put this solution on YOUR website! James and Javier each go on separate trips with Javier driving twice as fast as James. James travels for 3 hours while Javier travels for 2 hours. They drive a total of 280 miles. How fast does Javier drive?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let james drive at speed x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Javier travels 2x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "James travels 3 hours so distance traveled by him is 3x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Javier travels for 2 hours so he travels 2*2x miles = 4x \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x+3x=280\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x=280 \n" ); document.write( "x=40 which is james speed.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Javier's speed =80 mph\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |