SOLUTION: Mark rode his new Harley 60 mph for part of the trip and 70 mph for the rest of the trip home from the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland Oregon. If the entire trip was 250 miles an

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Question 1109111: Mark rode his new Harley 60 mph for part of the trip and 70 mph for the rest of the trip home from the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland Oregon. If the entire trip was 250 miles and he spent twice as much time traveling at the faster speed how many miles was he able to travel at each rate ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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                   SPEED        TIME          DISTANCE

first part           60           x             60x

rest of trip         70           2x            70*2x

TOTAL                                           250

60x%2B140x=250
20x=25
4x=5
x=1%261%2F4-------onehourandfifteenminutes
2 and a half hours at 70 mph.

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60 mph for 75 miles
and
70 mph for 175 miles
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