document.write( "Question 461983: A consultant traveled in a car for 3 hours to attend a meeting. The return trip took only 2 hours (different route) because his speed was 8 miles per hour faster. The total trip was 291 miles. What was the consultant's speed each way? \n" ); document.write( "
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consultant traveled in a car for 3 hours to attend a meeting.
\n" ); document.write( " The return trip took only 2 hours (different route) because his speed was 8 miles per hour faster.
\n" ); document.write( " The total trip was 291 miles. What was the consultant's speed each way?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = speed to the meeting
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(s+8) = return speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation, dist = time * speed
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\n" ); document.write( "3s + 2(s+8) = 291
\n" ); document.write( "3s + 2s + 16 = 291
\n" ); document.write( "5s = 291 - 16
\n" ); document.write( "5s = 275
\n" ); document.write( "s = \"275%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "s = 55 mph to the meeting
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "55 + 8 = 63 mph from the meeting
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solutions by finding the actual dist of each trip
\n" ); document.write( "3(55) + 2(63) =
\n" ); document.write( "165 + 126 = 291, confirms our solutions \n" ); document.write( "
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