A bus traveled at an average rate of 70miles per hour and then reduced its average rate to 50 miles per hour for the rest of the trip. If the 120-mile trip took 2 ​hours, determine how long the bus traveled at each rate.       Question content area bottom Part 1 The time spent traveling at 70 miles per hour is enter your response here ▼     ​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.) Part 2 The time spent traveling at 50 miles per hour is

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A bus traveled at an average rate of 70miles per hour and then reduced its average rate to 50 miles per hour for the rest of the trip. If the 120-mile trip took 2 ​hours, determine how long the bus traveled at each rate.
 
 
 

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Part 1
The time spent traveling at
70
miles per hour is
enter your response here
 
 
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
Part 2
The time spent traveling at
50
miles per hour is
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