document.write( "Question 48184: Help I cant solve these equations word problems too:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Smith bicycled 45 miles going east from Durango and jones bicycled 70 miles. jones averaged 5 milesper hour more that smith and his trip took one/half hour longer than smiths. how fast was each one traveling?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #31893 by Paul(988)\"\" \"About 
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Let jones speed be x+5
\n" ); document.write( "Let smith's speed be x
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\n" ); document.write( "\"45%2Fx-70%2F%28x%2B5%29=1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"45%28x%2B5%29-70%28x%29=%28%28x%29%28x%2B5%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "SImplfy:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B55x-450=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "can u solve from there ?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Paul.
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