document.write( "Question 1145222: A bus travel on a level road for three hours at an average speed of 20 mph faster than it traveled on a winding road. the time spent on the winding road was three hours. find the average speed of the level Road if the entire trip was 306 miles \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The total distance equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3r + 3*(r-20) = 306\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"r\" is the value under the question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3r + 3r - 60 = 306\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6r           = 306 + 60 = 366\r\n" );
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document.write( "     r                      = 366/6 = 61 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The average rate of the bus on the level road was 61 mph.\r\n" );
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