document.write( "Question 990147: jack and jill both left the house at 3:30pm. jack went east and jill went west.jack drove 30mph faster than Jill did. At 6pm they were 275 miles apart. How fast were each of them driving \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #610242 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "275mi/2.5hrs=110 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "Their combined speed is 110 mph. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "J=Jill's speed ; A=Jack's speed=J+30mph \n" ); document.write( "J+A=110mph \n" ); document.write( "J+J+30mph=110mph \n" ); document.write( "2J=80mph \n" ); document.write( "J=40mph \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER 1: Jill's speed is 40 mph. \n" ); document.write( "A=J+30mph=40mph+30mph=70mph ANSWER 2: Jack's speed is 70 mph. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |