Problema Solution
During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 18 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 4 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed 5 mph slower. The total time for the trip is 3 hours. What was the speed on each part of the trip?
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4/5+18/x=3
18/x=11/5
x=8.18 mph
for first part it travelled at 8.18mph and for the other part it travelled at 5 mph