Question

I am not good with word problems.... or this...
(please help and explain these to me)

At 3:00 p.m., Jamie leaves her house and drives north to the beach. She arrives at 5:30 p.m. Also leaving at 3:00 p.m., her brother Raul leaves her house and drives south to a state park. He arrives at 4:30 p.m. The driving distance from the beach to the state park is 240 mi. Jamie and Raul drove at the same speed.

What was their speed?

Answer 1

Solve for x.

2/3x =10

Answer 2

dude

Answer 3

i suck at math

Answer 4

wha

Answer 5

._.

Answer 6

ill just give u a medal c:

Answer 7

why you give me that face XD

Answer 8

who knows

Answer 9

haha hey so what do you like in life

Answer 10

well

Answer 11

i just got the flu...

Answer 12

so i sleep c:

Answer 13

*yawns*

Answer 14

O.O....... well at least you get to sleep so i guess thats good

Answer 15

what i think for 1 is 8.4 but i really don't know

Answer 16

im working on it

Answer 17

ok take your time

Answer 18

theres a problem with the question, if they went the same speed the would have arrived at the same time

Answer 19

so that could mean they mixed up the question or somethin idk.........

Answer 20

well what about the 2nd one then

Answer 21

oh thats 15, just multiply both sides by the inverse of the factor

Answer 22

so like 15 x 15?

Answer 23

more like 10 times 3/2

Answer 24

ooooh ok thank chu!!! heads up *throws medal to you*

Answer 25

Let's call the distance Jamie drives "x"
and the distance Raul drives is "y"
any idea what
x+y add up to ?

Answer 26

.....idk