document.write( "Question 1205546: On a recent trip, a trucker traveled 525 mi at a constant rate. Because of road conditions, the trucker then reduced the speed by 30 mph. An additional 45 mi was traveled at the reduced rate. The entire trip took 8 h. Find the rate of the trucker for the first 525 mi.
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This is the information that can be arranged from the problem description; and the constant speed for the first part is unknown, x.
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document.write( "                                  SPEED                 TIME              DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Constant Rate                     x                                       525\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduced Speed                    x-30                                      45\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL                                                      8\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                      SPEED                 TIME              DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Constant Rate                        x                      525/x                 525\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduced Speed                         x-30                 45/(x-30)              45\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL                                                          8\r\n" );
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