document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038021>Question 1038021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man bought new car from showroom and against advice, drives off at a fixed high speed for 3  hrs.Although he was warned, the engine goes \"blooey\" and he is forced to drive the last hour of his trip home at 1/5 his initial speed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he lives 512 km from showroom, how fast was he going when he blew the engine? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #652717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Speed is x mph, and in 3 hours, he went 3x miles.  In the last hour he went (1/5)x miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He drove 3x+(x/5) =512 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(16/5)x=512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=512*5/16=160 km/h  ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 3 hours he made 480 km.  The last hour he drove 1/5 of that speed, or 32 km. </SPAN>\n" );
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