document.write( "Question 1128637: Leroy drove 448 miles in the same amount of time as Juanita drove 511 miles. If Juanita was driving 9 miles per hour faster than Leroy, how fast were they driving \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the Leroy' speed, in miles per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the Juanita' speed is (x+9) mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Leroy spent  hours;  Juanita spent  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The condition says\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply and solve for x.\r\n" );
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