document.write( "Question 785010: You and your friend share the driving on a 280 mile trip. Your average speed is 58 miles per hour. Your friend's average speed is 53 miles per hour. You drive 1 hour longer than your friend. How many hours does each of you drive? \n" ); document.write( "

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You and your friend share the driving on a 280 mile trip. Your average speed is 58 miles per hour. Your friend's average speed is 53 miles per hour. You drive 1 hour longer than your friend. How many hours does each of you drive?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Friend drives t hours==========rate 53 mph
\n" ); document.write( "I drive t+1 hours==============rate 58 mph\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your distance = 53 t
\n" ); document.write( "friends distance = 58(t+1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "add both distances \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "53t+58(t+1)=280\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "53t+58t+58=280\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "111t=280-58\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "111t=222\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t= 2 hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "friend 2 hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I drive 1 hour more \n" ); document.write( "

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