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2.7 Exercise 167

Avg difficulty 2.5

Solve.

Anthony drove from New York City to Baltimore, which is a distance of 192 miles. He left at 3:45 and had heavy traffic until 5:30. Traffic was light for the rest of the drive, and he arrived at 7:30. His speed in light traffic was four miles per hour more than twice his speed in heavy traffic. Find Anthony’s driving speed in heavy traffic and light traffic.

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 2.7 Solve Absolute Value Inequalities, exercise 167

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