document.write( "Question 1142183: gabriella left home at the same time as ted did. they traveled in different directions. ted traveled at a speed of 40mph. after 1 hour they were 70 mi apart how fast did gabriella travel \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "gabriella left home at the same time as ted $\"highlight%28cross%28did%29%29\"$ left the same home.
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\n" ); document.write( "ted traveled at a speed of 40mph. after 1 hour they were 70 mi apart how fast did gabriella travel
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document.write( "Let x be the Gabriela average rate.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the condition (edited by me) you have this \"distance\" equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    40*1 + x*1 = 70   miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Here \"1\" represents 1 hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    40 + x = 70,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = 70 - 40\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Gabriela's average speed was 30 mph.\r\n" );
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