Answer: 2/3
Step-by-step explanation:
12 lightbulbs and 4 are broken
12-4=8
8/12
/2
4/6
/2
2/3
Properly identifying and assigning the proper variables to each part of the problem before attempting to solve it
Let the slower cars speed equal X.
The faster cars speed would be X+5 ( 5 mph faster).
They traveled for 3 hours
Multiply the time of travel by speed to equal the number of miles traveled.
So you have:
3X + 3(X+5) = 267 miles
Simplify the left side:
3X + 3X+15 = 267
Combine like terms:
6x + 15 = 267
Subtract 15 from each side"
6x = 252
Divide each side by 6:
x = 252 / 6
X = 42
The slower car was traveling at 42 mph and the faster car was traveling at 47 mph.
