document.write( "Question 70281: Pat travels 70 miles on her milk route, and Bob travels 75 miles on his route. Pattravels 5 miles per hour slower than Bob, and her route takes her one-half hour longer than Bob's. How fast is each one traveling? \n" ); document.write( "
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Pat travels 70 miles on her milk route, and Bob travels 75 miles on his route. Pat travels 5 miles per hour slower than Bob, and her route takes her one-half hour longer than Bob's. How fast is each one traveling?
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\n" ); document.write( "Pat DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 70 miles; rate = x-5 755mph ; time = d/r = 70/(x-5) hrs.
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\n" ); document.write( "Bob DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 75 miles ; rate= x mph ; time = d/r = 75/x hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "Bob rate + 0.5 = Pat rate
\n" ); document.write( "75/x + 1/2 = 70/(x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "(151/2x) = 70/(x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "140x = 151x-755
\n" ); document.write( "-11x = -755
\n" ); document.write( "x=68.64 mph (Bob's rate)
\n" ); document.write( "x-5 = 63.64 mph (Pat's rate)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "
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