SOLUTION: If a trucker drives 500 miles in x + 1 hours, then what is his average speed?

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Question 292774: If a trucker drives 500 miles in x + 1 hours, then what is his average speed?
Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance = speed * time
d = s*t
s = d/t
In this case distance is 500 and time is x+1 so we have:
s = 500/(x+1) miles per hour