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3.5 Exercise 39

Avg difficulty 2.5

Solve.

Marisol left Los Angeles at 2:30 to drive to Santa Barbara, a distance of 95 miles. The traffic was heavy until 3:20. She drove the rest of the way in very light traffic and arrived at 4:20. Her speed in heavy traffic was 40 miles per hour slower than her speed in light traffic. Find her speed in heavy traffic and in light traffic.

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 3.5 Solve Uniform Motion Applications, exercise 39

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