Kiran drove form Tortula to Cactus, a distance of 250 miles. She increased her speed by 10 mi/h for the 360-mi trip from Cactus to Dry Junction. If the total trip took 11 hrs, what was her speed from Tortula to Cactus?

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kropot72 · Answer

Time taken for trip from Tortula to Cactus = 250/S hrs where S is the speed in mi/h
Time taken for trip from Cactus to Dry Junction = 350/(S + 10) hrs
Total time for trip = 11 hrs
$$11=\frac{250}{S}+\frac{360}{S+10}$$
Now you need to solve for S. Can you do that?

anonymous · Answer

yes, I can solve for s ;)
Thank you for helping me!

kropot72 · Answer

You're welcome :)