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document.write( "A bus traveled on a level road for&#8195;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #582462 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=582462\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What's the point of using up so much space?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bus traveled on a level road for 5hours at an average speed 20 miles per hour faster than it traveled on a winding road.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The time spent on the winding road was 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find the average speed on the level road if the entire trip was 364 miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let s = the speed on the winding road<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(s+20) = the speed on a level road<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation; dist = time * speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "level dist + winding dist = 364 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(s+20) + 3s = 364<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s + 100 + 3s = 364<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s + 3s = 364 - 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s = 264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 264/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 33 mph on the winding road<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you find the speed on the level road, check your solutions in the 1st equation </SPAN>\n" );
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