document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178827>Question 1178827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Chester drives his car 165 miles and has an average of a certain speed. If the average speed had been 2mph more, he could have traveled 176 miles in the same length of time. What was his average speed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Chester drives his car 165 miles and has an average of a certain speed let the speed be x mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ". If the average speed had been 2mph more,---> x+2 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( " he could have traveled 176 miles in the same length of time. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time is same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "165/x = 176/(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "165(x+2)= 176x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "165x + 330 =176x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x =330\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 30 mph -----> avg speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was his average speed? </SPAN>\n" );
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