document.write( "Question 883786: hello can some one solve this word problem for me? thank you\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It took betty 4.5 hrs to drive to her mother's house on Sat morning. On her return trip on Sun night, traffic was heavier, so her trip took her 5 hrs. Her average speed on Sun was 7 mph slower than Sat. What was her average speed on Sun.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #533770 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = the one-way distance
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = her average speed in mi/hr on Sat.
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+-+7+\" = her average speed in mi/hr on Sun.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for Sat:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A4.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+%28+s+-+7+%29%2A5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "By substitution:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4.5s+=+%28+s+-+7+%29%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4.5s+=+5s+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.5s+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+35%2F.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+70++\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+-+7+=+63+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Her average speed on Sun was 63 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A4.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+70%2A4.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+315+\" mi
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+%28+s+-+7+%29%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+63%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+315+\" mi
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