document.write( "Question 1057674: James and pat are driving from Atlanta to Jacksonville a distance of 130 miles. james whos average rate is 5 mph faster than pats will drive first and then pat will drive the rest of the way. If the total driving time is 5 hours determine the average rate of each driver \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #672679 by josgarithmetic(39630) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Uniform Travel Rate Rule is RT=D.\r
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document.write( "              RATE      TIME      DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "JAMES         r+5\r\n" );
document.write( "PAT           r\r\n" );
document.write( "Total                    5          130\r\n" );
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document.write( "              RATE      TIME      DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "JAMES         r+5        j        (r+5)j\r\n" );
document.write( "PAT           r          p         rp\r\n" );
document.write( "Total                    5          130\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Three variables but only two equations:
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