document.write( "Question 1135050: Betty ann drove from city A TO B a distance of 250 miles she increased her speed by 10 mi/hr for the 360 mile trip from B TO C.\r
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Let speed from A to B. be S
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document.write( "Then speed from B to C is, S + 10
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document.write( "We then get the following TIME equation: 
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document.write( "250(S + 10) + 360S = 11S(S + 10) ------- Multiplying by LCD, S(S + 10)
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document.write( "11S(S - 50) + 50(S - 50) = 0
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document.write( "(S - 50)((11S + 50) = 0
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