document.write( "Question 108888: Ariana took 2 hour longer to drive 360 miles on the first day of her trip then she took to drive 250 miles on the second day. If her speed was the same on both days, what was the driving time each day?\r
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document.write( "360-250/2=110/2=55\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #79409 by edjones(8007) You can put this solution on YOUR website! d=st d=distance t=time s=speed \n" ); document.write( "360=s(t+2) \n" ); document.write( "s=360/(t+2) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "250=st \n" ); document.write( "s=250/t \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "360/(t+2)=250/t \n" ); document.write( "360t(t+2)/(t+2)=250t(t+2)/t \n" ); document.write( "360t=250(t+2) no more fractions. \n" ); document.write( "360t=250t+500 \n" ); document.write( "360t-250t=250t-250t+500 \n" ); document.write( "110t=500 \n" ); document.write( "110t/110=500/110 \n" ); document.write( "t=50/11 hrs \n" ); document.write( "250/(50/11) \n" ); document.write( "=250*11/50 \n" ); document.write( "=55 mph \n" ); document.write( "Always check: \n" ); document.write( "55*50/11=250 true \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |