document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857534>Question 857534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a recent trip, a trucker traveled 225 mi at a constant rate. Because of road conditions, the trucker then reduced the speed by 40 mph. An additional 35 mi was traveled at the reduced rate. The entire trip took 4 h. Find the rate of the trucker for the first 225 mi.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=rate of the trucker for the first 225 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40*225+35x=40x*4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9000+35x=160x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125x=9000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of the trucker for the first 225 mi=72 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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