document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607409>Question 607409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Malek drove for 2 hours then stopped for a break. After that, he drove for 3 hours at a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed 10 miles per hour (mph) more than the speed before the break. The total distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he drove was 280 miles. What was Malek’s speed before the break? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "After that, he drove for 3 hours at a speed 10 miles per hour (mph) more than the speed before the break. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total distance he drove was 280 miles. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was Malek’s speed before the break?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Before break:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 2 hrs ; rate = x mph ; distance = 2x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After break:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 3 hrs ; rate = x+10 mph ; distance = 3x+30 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance + distance = 280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3x+30 = 280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50 mph (rate before the break)<BR>\n" );
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