SOLUTION: university of phoenix elementary and intermediate algebra rational expressions . solve each formula for the indicated variable leon drove 270 miles to the lodge in the same time a

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Question 96717: university of phoenix elementary and intermediate algebra rational expressions . solve each formula for the indicated variable
leon drove 270 miles to the lodge in the same time as pat drove 330 miles to the lodge. if pat drove 10 miles per hour faster than leon,how fast did each of them drive

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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270/X=330/(X+10) NOW CROSS MULTIPLY
330X=270X+2700
330X-270X=2700
60X=2700
X=45 MPH IS THE SPEED OF LEON.
45+10=55 IS THE SPEED OF PAT.
PROOF
270/45=330/55
6=6