speed of ferry ---- x km/h
speed of car ----- x+60 km/h
time for ferry = 175/x
time by car = 175/(x+60)
What are you told about these times?
Form your equation from that fact.
Cecile took a ferry to corss the St.Laurent River rom Sept-Iles, PQ to Matane,PQ a distance of 175km. She relizes that it's the same road distance from her home to her cottage in Godbout, PQ. By road, she averages 60km/h faster than the ferry and takes 5 h 20 min less time. What's the speed of the ferry?
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