document.write( "Question 1146997: write and solve an equality on a trip from the death valley national park to rocky mountain national park the sampson family wants to travel at least 420 miles in 8 hours of driving. what must be the average rate of speed?\r
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document.write( "The requested inequality is THIS :\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8x >= 420  miles,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where 8 = 8 hours and x is the average speed in miles per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solution to this inequality is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x >=  = 52.5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "meaning that the average speed must be at least 52.5 miles per hour.\r\n" );
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