document.write( "Question 950599: it took terry 7h to drive 390km from cold bay to morgan's cove. he averaged 60km/h for the first part of the trip,but was forced to complete the trip at 50km/h due to a thunderstorm. how many hours did he spend driving at 50km/h \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #580502 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! it took terry 7h to drive 390km from cold bay to morgan's cove. he averaged 60km/h for the first part of the trip,but was forced to complete the trip at 50km/h due to a thunderstorm. how many hours did he spend driving at 50km/h \n" ); document.write( "s=distance at 60 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "s/60 km/hr+390km-s/50 km/hr=7 hr Multiply each side by 300. \n" ); document.write( "5s+6(390km-s)=2100hr \n" ); document.write( "5s+2340-6s=2100 subtract 2340 from each side. \n" ); document.write( "-s=-240 Multiply each side by -1. \n" ); document.write( "s=240 km He drove 240 km at 60 km/hr. \n" ); document.write( "390km-240km=150km He drove 150 km at 50 km/hr. \n" ); document.write( "150 km/50km/hr= 3hr ANSWER He spent 3 hours driving at 50 km/hr. \n" ); document.write( "CHECK \n" ); document.write( "240km/60km/hr+150km/50km/hr=7hr \n" ); document.write( "4hr+3hr=7hr \n" ); document.write( "7hr=7hr \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |