Algebra
WORD PROBLEMS
= Time Traveled by Car (in hours)
x
50
x
50
75
50
x
50
11
2
hours
= Time Traveled by Plane (in hours)
1325
x
500
1325
x
500
1324
75
500
1325
x
500
1250
500
21
2
hours
1325 - x = Distance Traveled by Plane (in miles)
1325 - x = 1325 - 75
1325 - x = 1250 miles
Answers:
Distance Traveled by Car = 75 miles
Distance Traveled by Plane = 1250 miles
Step 5.
The total distance traveled is 1325 miles.
75 miles + 1250 miles = 1325 miles
The average speed by car is 50 miles per hour.
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