Problema Solution
During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 40 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 15 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed 5mph slower. The total time for the trip is 3hrs. What was the speed on each part of the trip?
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40/x + 15/x-5 = 3
first part 20
second part 15