SOLUTION: Chuck and Dana agree to meet in chicago for the weekend. Chuck travels 174 miles in the same time that Dana travels 159 miles, if chucks rate of travel is 5 mph more then danas, an

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Question 873794: Chuck and Dana agree to meet in chicago for the weekend. Chuck travels 174 miles in the same time that Dana travels 159 miles, if chucks rate of travel is 5 mph more then danas, and they travel the same lenght of time, at what speed does chuck travel
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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t = D/rate = 159%2Fr+=+174%2F%28r%2B3%29 | Cross Multiplying to solve
159(r+3) = 174r
477 = 15r
477/15 = r = 31.8mph, Dana's speed. Chuck's 34.8mph