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prealgebra senior

Problem

takes minutes less time than to travel a distance of miles. travels mile per hour faster than . If is 's rate of speed in miles per hours, then 's time for the distance is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Using the formula d=rt, and setting d=30 and r=x, we can easily see that the answer is . Note that the first sentence is irrelevant.
Final answer
D