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document.write( "Steve drove at a constant speed for 3 hours on the turnpike. He then slowed his speed by 15 miles per hour and drove for 2 hours on a secondary road. Steve covered 245 miles. What was his speed on the turnpike </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "245=X*3+(X-15)2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245=3X+2X-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245+30=5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "275=5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=275/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=55 MPH FOR THE TURNPIKE TRIP.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55-15=40 MPH FOR THE SECONDARY ROAD TRIP.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245=3*55+40*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245=165+80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245=245 </SPAN>\n" );
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