document.write( "Question 1136702: A car travels 200km on a main highway and then travels 30km/h slower on a secondary highway for 160km. The trip took 6 hours in total.
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document.write( "Set up a rational equation that models this situation and use it to algebraically determine the speed on the main highway. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #754504 by josgarithmetic(39630) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r, car speed on main highway\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r, speed \n" ); document.write( "x, time \n" ); document.write( "d, distance \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " SPEEDS TIMES DISTANCES\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Main hwy r 200/r 200\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Secondary hwy r-30 160/(r-30) 160\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "TOTAL 6\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Sum of the time quantities totals 6 hours.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |