{"id":57714,"date":"2025-08-27T22:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=57714"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:24:51","slug":"two-dogsled-teams-raced-across-a-300-mile-course-in-wyoming-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/two-dogsled-teams-raced-across-a-300-mile-course-in-wyoming-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dogsled teams raced across a 300 mile course in Wyoming. Team A finished the&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p>Two dogsled teams raced across a 300 mile course in Wyoming. Team A finished the course in 3 fewer hours than team B. 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We need to find Team B&#8217;s average speed.<\/li><li><strong>Set up the relationship using the distance formula<\/strong>: Since&nbsp;distance = speed* time, and both teams traveled 300 miles, we can express their times in terms of their speeds.<\/li><li><strong>Create equations based on the given constraints<\/strong>: Use the fact that Team A took 3 fewer hours and had 5 mph greater speed to set up equations relating Team A&#8217;s and Team B&#8217;s performance.<\/li><li><strong>Solve the resulting equation<\/strong>: Substitute the relationships to get a single equation in terms of Team B&#8217;s speed and solve for the answer.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-execution-of-strategic-approach\">Execution of Strategic Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Translate the problem requirements<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start by understanding what we know in plain English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Both teams traveled the same distance: 300 miles<\/li><li>Team A finished 3 hours faster than Team B<\/li><li>Team A&#8217;s speed was 5 mph faster than Team B&#8217;s speed<\/li><li>We need to find Team B&#8217;s average speed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a classic relationship problem involving distance, speed, and time. Think of it like two friends driving to the same destination &#8211; one drives faster and arrives earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process Skill: TRANSLATE &#8211; Converting the word problem into clear mathematical relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li>Set up the relationship using the distance formula<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Since both teams traveled 300 miles, we can use the basic relationship: Time = Distance\/Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s call Team B&#8217;s speed &#8216;x&#8217; mph. 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