to save fuel on the 240 km trip to the cottage, the Nakamura family reduce their usual average speed by 20 km/h. this lengthens their journey by 1 hour. what is the slower average speed?

Question

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Answer 1

How long does it usually take them to make this trip?

Answer 2

oh my gosh! so my teacher handed us two versions of this question...i didn't have that answer! sorry. the proper question i will repost.

Answer 3

never mind it does not say. does this mean the question is complete and unable to answer? its a question on an assignment and i do not know how to answer it. should ijust say uncomplete?

Answer 4

Let V1 = the original average speed and V2 = the slower average speed. You have these two equations in two unknowns:

V1 - V2 = 20 (km/h)

240/V2 - 240/V1 = 1 (hour)

You want to solve for V2. Use substitution, V1 = V2 + 20

240/V2 -240/(V2 +20) = 1

240*[1/V2 - 1/(V2+20)] = 1
20/[V2(V2+20)] = 1/240
V2*(V2+20) = 4800

You can solve this as a quadratic equation and take the positive root. You should get

V2 = 60 km/h

Answer 5

Note that there was enough information provided to solve for both velocities, using simultaneous equations.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

While this gave me the answer, I was unable to understand how this was done. 2/10 would not math again

Answer 8

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