document.write( "Question 855946: Greg drove at a constant speed in a rainstorm for 280 miles. He took a break, and the rain stopped. He then drove 215 miles at a speed that was 8 miles per hour faster than his previous speed. If he drove for 13 hours,the cars speed for each part of the trip? \n" ); document.write( "
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r*t=d
\n" ); document.write( "r*a=280
\n" ); document.write( "(r+8)*b=215
\n" ); document.write( "a+b=13
\n" ); document.write( "a = 8, b = 5, r = 35 r+8=43
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\n" ); document.write( "43*5=215
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