<PRE><B>Question 353264</B>
Eric traveled the last 180 miles of the trip at 45 miles per hour. The entire trip covered 380 miles and took 9 hours. What was his rate for the first 200 miles?
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1st part DATA:
distance = 200 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = 200/x hrs
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2nd part DATA:
distance = 180 miles ; rate = 45 mph ; time = 180/45 = 4 hrs
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Equation:
time + time = 9 hrs
200/x + 4 = 9 hrs
200/x = 5
x = 200/5
x = 40 mph (rate for the 1st 200 miles)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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