document.write( "Question 906945: A duck and a chicken are walking to school. One way, the trip takes 2 hours for the duck and 3 hours for the chicken, since the chicken lives 40 miles farther away than the duck. The chicken travels 5 mph faster than the duck. Find their average rates of travel. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Just 5 mph walking is fast even for a human.
\n" ); document.write( "r*t=d
\n" ); document.write( "r*2=d
\n" ); document.write( "(r+5)*3=d+40
\n" ); document.write( "3r+15=2r+40
\n" ); document.write( "r=25 mph for the duck
\n" ); document.write( "Now that is power walking!
\n" ); document.write( "r+5=30 mph for the chicken.
\n" ); document.write( "2*25=50 miles for the duck
\n" ); document.write( "3*30=90 miles for the chicken\r
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