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A ship traveled at an average rate of 25 miles per hour going west. It then traveled at an average rate of 19 miles per hour heading north. If the ship traveled a total of 145 miles in 7 hours, how many miles were traveled heading west?

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Answer:

50 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

hello,

let's note x the number of miles travelled heading west,

it takes 1 hour to travel 25 miles

so it takes x/25 hours to travel x miles

we know that in total it travels 7 hours so it will travel 7-x/25 hours heading North, then heading North it takes 1 hour to travel 19 miles

so in 7-x/25 hours it travels 19(7-x/25) miles

we can write, as the total distance is 145 miles

[tex]x+19(7-\dfrac{x}{25})=145\\<=> 25x+3325-19x=3625\\<=> 6x=300\\<=> x = 50[/tex]

we can verify

50 miles heading West takes 2 hours

in 5 hours it travels 19*5 = 95 miles

the total is 145 miles

so this is correct

hope this helps

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