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Question 900880: My word problem is below. I cannot figure out how to start this equation in order to solve it. I am not necessarily looking for the answer. I would just like an example of the equation so I can solve it. My issue figuring out what the equation needs to be.
Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 2.4 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 4 h. Car A traveled 22 mph faster than Car B. How fast did car A travel.
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My word problem is below. I cannot figure out how to start this equation in order to solve it. I am not necessarily looking for the answer. I would just like an example of the equation so I can solve it. My issue figuring out what the equation needs to be.
Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 2.4 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 4 h. Car A traveled 22 mph faster than Car B. How fast did car A travel.
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let x=speed of car B
x+22=speed of car A
distance=travel time*speed(same for both cars)
4x=2.4(x+22)