SOLUTION: On a drive from one city to​ another, Victor averaged 26 mph. If he had been able to average 60 ​mph, he would have reached his destination 17 hrs earlier. What is the
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Question 1022955: On a drive from one city to another, Victor averaged 26 mph. If he had been able to average 60 mph, he would have reached his destination 17 hrs earlier. What is the driving distance between one city and the other? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Both Travel the SAme Distance
26t = 60(t-17)
1020 = 34t
1020/34 = t
30hr = t
Now that we have found the time Victor drove at 26mph
D = 26mph(30hr) = the driving distance between one city and the other
