document.write( "Question 991695: Carlos drove to the lake and back. The trip there took three hours and the trip back took five hours. He averaged 33 km/h on the return trip. Find the average speed of the trip there. \n" ); document.write( "
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Carlos drove to the lake and back.
\n" ); document.write( " The trip there took three hours and the trip back took five hours.
\n" ); document.write( " He averaged 33 km/h on the return trip.
\n" ); document.write( " Find the average speed of the trip there.
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\n" ); document.write( "let a = the average for the trip there
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a dist equation; dist = speed * time
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\n" ); document.write( "dist there = dist back
\n" ); document.write( "3a = 5(33)
\n" ); document.write( "3a = 165
\n" ); document.write( "a = 165/3
\n" ); document.write( "a = 55 mph on the way there
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