document.write( "Question 1187022: During a trip of 385 miles, Fred averaged 15 miles per hour in the cities and 70 miles per hour on the highways. If the trip took a total of 7 hours, how much time did Fred spend driving in the cities?
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document.write( "                  SPEED            TIME         DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cities            15                x          15x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Highways          70              7-x          70(7-x)\r\n" );
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document.write( "totals                            7               385\r\n" );
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