document.write( "Question 1002067: On an automobile trip, Laura Iossi maintained a steady rate for the first two hours. Rush-hour traffic slowed her rate by 25 mph for the last part of the trip. The entire trip, a distance of 125 mi, took 2 1/2 hr. What was her rate during the first part of the trip? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "                rate           time         distance\r\n" );
document.write( "part1            r              2            ( )\r\n" );
document.write( "part2          r-25            ( )           ( )\r\n" );
document.write( "totals                                  125\r\n" );
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document.write( "                rate           time                 distance\r\n" );
document.write( "part1            r              2                    (2r)\r\n" );
document.write( "part2          r-25                       \r\n" );
document.write( "totals                                          125\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the total distance sum to solve for r.
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