Question 505888
Jennie left home on her bicycle for a long distance ride.
Pam left 3 hours later on her motorcycle carrying her lunch.
 Pam traveled at 42 mph and caught jeannie in 1.5 hours.
 How fast was jeannie traveling?
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let j = J's speed
When P catches J, they will have traveled the same distance
write a dist equation; dist = speed * time
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J's travel time is 3 hrs longer than P's (4.5 hrs)
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4.5j = 1.5(42)
4.5j = 63
j = {{{63/4.5}}}
j = 14 mph is J's speed
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We can confirm this by finding the distance each traveled, it should be equal
42*1.5 = 63 mi
14*4.5 = 63 mi