Problema Solution

bridgett drove her car for 2 hrs on an icy road.when conditions improved ,she improved her speed by 35 miles per hour and drove an additional 3 hrs.she drove a total of 255miles. how fast did she drive on each part of the trip

Answer provided by our tutors

let initial speed be x and after wards speed be y.

so 2x+ 3y =255

and y=x+35

solving both we get: x= 30

y=65