document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445034>Question 445034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help, I have tried many times and I have an answer of 8 but that is not the average. I'm not sure how to get it. The distance from Seattle, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia, is about 148 mi by ferry. It takes about 4 hr less to travel by the same ferry from Victoria to Vancouver, British Columbia, a distance of about 74 mi. What is the average speed of the ferry? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "r*t=148<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=148/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r*(t-4)=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=74/(t-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "148/t=74/(t-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74t=148*(t-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74t=148t-148*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=2t-2*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=t-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=148/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=74/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=37/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=18.5\r<BR>\n" );
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