document.write( "Question 1190516: Serena and Peter leave their houses that are 5 miles apart and travel in opposite directions away from each other. Peter travels s mph and Serena travels 15 mph faster than Peter. i need all the following answered .
\n" ); document.write( "how many miles did peter travel in 2 hours?
\n" ); document.write( "how many miles did Serina travel in 2 hours?
\n" ); document.write( "how far apart are peter and Serina?
\n" ); document.write( "what is peters speed what is serinas speed?
\n" ); document.write( "Serina and Pete are 215 miles apart after 2 hours use this info and write an equation
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\n" ); document.write( "s = Peter's speed
\n" ); document.write( "s+15 = Serena's speed since she is 15 mph faster\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the distance Peter travels after 2 hours
\n" ); document.write( "distance = rate*time
\n" ); document.write( "distance = s*2
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 2s\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do the same for Serena
\n" ); document.write( "distance = rate*time
\n" ); document.write( "distance = (s+15)*2
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 2s+30\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add the distances and add the gap of 5 miles as well
\n" ); document.write( "(2s)+(2s+30)+(5) = 4s+35\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After 2 hours, the two people are 4s+35 miles apart
\n" ); document.write( "Set this equal to the 215 mentioned and we get the following
\n" ); document.write( "4s+35 = 215
\n" ); document.write( "4s = 215-35
\n" ); document.write( "4s = 180
\n" ); document.write( "s = 180/4
\n" ); document.write( "s = 45\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Peter is traveling at a rate of 45 mph
\n" ); document.write( "Serena is traveling at a rate of s+15 = 45+15 = 60 mph\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: How many miles did Peter travel in 2 hours?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 90 miles\r
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\n" ); document.write( "distance = rate*time = 45*2 = 90\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: How many miles did Serena travel in 2 hours?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 120 miles\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Distance = rate*time = 60*2 = 120\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: How far apart are Peter and Serena?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 215 miles\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: What is Peters speed what is Serena's speed?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer:
\n" ); document.write( "Peter's speed = 45 mph
\n" ); document.write( "Serena's speed = 60 mph\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reason:
\n" ); document.write( "Calculated earlier.
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