SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem? I have tried several solutions and keep getting stuck! During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 53 miles at a certain speed. The can

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Question 454097: Please help me with this problem? I have tried several solutions and keep getting stuck!
During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 53 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 2 miles on the second part of the trip but 5mph slower. The total time for the trip is 4 hours. What was the speed on each part of the trip?
Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Where are your solutions?
What are you stuck on?