SOLUTION: Greg drove at a constant speed in a rainstorm for 252 miles. He took a&#8203; break, and the rain stopped He then drove 176 miles at a speed that was 8 miles per hour faster than

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Question 1045155: Greg drove at a constant speed in a rainstorm for 252 miles. He took a break, and the rain stopped He then drove 176 miles at a speed that was 8 miles per hour faster than his previous speed. If he drove for 11 hours, find the car's speed for each part of the trip.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Travel Rates Rule is RT=D.

RATE TIME DISTANCE RAIN r 252 DRY r+8 176 TOTAL 11 RATE TIME DISTANCE RAIN r 252/r 252 DRY r+8 176/(r+8) 176 TOTAL 11

SOLUTION: Greg drove at a constant speed in a rainstorm for 252 miles. He took a&#8203; break, and the rain stopped He then drove 176 miles at a speed that was 8 miles per hour faster than

SOLUTION: Greg drove at a constant speed in a rainstorm for 252 miles. He took a break, and the rain stopped He then drove 176 miles at a speed that was 8 miles per hour faster than