Problema Solution

A car travels

450 mi at a certain speed. If the speed had been 5 mph​ faster, the trip would have been made in 1 hr less time. Find the speed

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Let s = the car's actual speed in mph

Let t = the car's actual time in hours

given:

s*t = 450

(s + 5)*( t - 1 ) = 450

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s = 45 mph

t = 10 hr

The speed was 45 mph.