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1 September, 10:05

Increasing the average speed of a car by 12mph results in a 189 mile trip taking an hour less than before. What was the original speed of the car?

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  1. 1 September, 13:15
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    To answer this item, we let the original speed of the car be x. The time it take to travel a certain distance is calculated by dividing the distance by the speed. Using the condition given above,

    189 / (x + 12) = 189/x - 1

    The value of x from the equation is 42 mph. Thus, the original speed of the car is 42 mph.
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