Christopher and his parents live 130 miles apart. THey met at a restaurant between their homes to celebrate his mother's birthday. Christopher drive 1.5 hours while his parents drove 1 hour to get to the restaurant. Christopher's average speed was 10 miles per hour faster than his parents average speed. What was the average speeds of Christopher and of his parents as they drove to the restuarant?

Christopher and his parents live 130 miles apart. THey met at a restaurant between their homes to celebrate his mother's birthday. Christopher drive 1.5 hours while his parents drove 1 hour to get to the restaurant. Christopher's average speed was 10 miles per hour faster than his parents average speed. What was the average speeds of Christopher and of his parents as they drove to the restuarant?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter2: Solving Linear Equations

Section2.4: Solve Mixture And Uniform Motion Applications

Problem 2.87TI: Christopher and his parents live 115 miles apart. They met at a restaurant between their homes to...

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