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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.
5*5+5=30
5*5-15=10
30/10= 3
This is another one for my "impossible math question" file. All of the answer choices are wrong. (None applies.)
According to the problem statement, the length you have marked "x" in the diagram is 15 inches. If the side length of one of the pavers is "s", then the Pythagorean theorem tells us
s² + (2s)² = 15²
5s² = 225
s² = 225/5 = 45 . . . . . . the area of one square is 45 in² (not 225 in²)
Then
s = √45 = 3√5 . . . . . . . the length of one side is not 5√3
so the perimeter is
p = 4s = 4·3√5 in = 12√5 in ≈ 26.83 in . . . . not 75 inches.
The area of the 6-block L-shaped path is
total area = 6s² = 6·45 in² = 270 in² . . . . not 450 in²
And the total perimeter is 14 sides, so is
total perimeter = 14s = 14·3√5 in = 42√5 in . . . . not 60√3 in
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In cases like this where the answer key is incorrect, you might try asking your teacher show the class how to work the problem.
