SOLUTION: One evening Ameal and Hana both drive to a concert in a city that lies between their hometowns. Together they drive a total of 333 miles to the concert. Amal drives an average of 5

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Question 840483: One evening Ameal and Hana both drive to a concert in a city that lies between their hometowns. Together they drive a total of 333 miles to the concert. Amal drives an average of 5 miles per hour faster than Hana. If Amal and Hana both arrive at the concert after 3 hours, what is the average speed of Amal's car?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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_______________speed____________time____________distance
Amal___________r+5______________3_______________(r+5)3
Hana____________r_______________3_______________r*3
Total___________________________________________333

highlight_green%28%28r%2B5%293%2Br%2A3=333%29, solve for r and then find r+5.
first step could be 3r%2B15%2B3r=333,
6r%2B15=333
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