document.write( "Question 771266: ronald could travel 360 miles in 1/4 time it took Jimmy to travel 480 miles. This was because Ronald's speed exceeded that of Jimmy by 60 mph. What ere the speeds and times of both? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #470089 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+t+\" = Jimmy's time in hrs to travel 480 mi
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%2F4+\" = Ronald's time to travel 360 mi
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = Jimmy's speed in mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+60+\" = Ronald's speed in mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "Jimmy's equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+480+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Ronald's equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+%28+s+%2B+60+%29%2A%28+t%2F4+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+%28+s%2At+%29%2F4+%2B+15t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+t%2A%28+s%2F4+%2B+15+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+480%2Fs+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+%28+480%2Fs+%29%2A%28+s%2F4+%2B+15+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+480%2F4+%2B+%28+480%2A15+%29%2F+s+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+120+%2B+7200%2Fs+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+240+=+7200%2Fs+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+7200%2F240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+30+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+60+=+90+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+480+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+480+=+30%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%2F4+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Jimmy's speed is 30 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "His time is 16 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "Ronald's speed is 90 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "His time is 4 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+%28+s+%2B+60+%29%2A%28+t%2F4+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+%28+30+%2B+60+%29%2A%28+16%2F4+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+90%2A4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+360+=+360+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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