SOLUTION: On December 26, 2004, an earthquake generated tsunamis off the coast of the island of Sumatra. One tsunami struck Patong Beach in Thailand, which was about 250 miles away from the

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Question 827720: On December 26, 2004, an earthquake generated tsunamis off the coast of the island of Sumatra. One tsunami struck Patong Beach in Thailand, which was about 250 miles away from the epicenter (or starting point) of the tsunami. Another tsunami struck Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, which was about 900 miles away from the epicenter. Both Batticaloa and Patong were struck at about the same time. If the rate of the tsunami which struck Batticaloa was 325mph greater than that of the tsunami which struck Patong, find the rates of both tsunamis. Use a table and the 5-step method to solve this problem.
Table of 3 down and 4 across. Help me please, I don’t understand the Algebra - An Integrated Approach textbook, and the study guide doesn’t help much either. Thank You! 
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
900= t*(p+325)
250=t*p
t = 2, p = 125 B=325+125=450