SOLUTION: a) On a 135-mile bicycle excursion, Maria averaged 5 miles per hour faster for the first 60 miles than she did for the last 75 miles. The entire trip took 8 hours. Find her rate

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Question 366916: a) On a 135-mile bicycle excursion, Maria averaged 5 miles per hour faster for the first 60 miles than she did for the last 75 miles. The entire trip took 8 hours. Find her rate for the first 60 miles.
b) A group of students agreed that each would chip in the same amount to pay for a party that would cost $100. Then they found 5 more students interested in the party and in sharing the expenses. This decreased the amount each had to pay by $1. How many students were involved in the party and how much did each student have to pay?
c) A 24-foot ladder resting against a house reaches a windowsill 16 feet above the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the foundation of the house? Express your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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