Solve the problem.
-Tom Quig traveled 300 miles east of St. Louis. For most of the trip he averaged 70 mph, but for one period of time he was slowed to 10 mph due to a major accident. If the total travel time was 6
Hours, for how many miles did he drive at the reduced speed?

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Let x be the distance traveled at 10 mph. Then, the distance traveled at 70 mph is 300 - x. The equation for time is: (300 - x)/70 + x/10 = 6. Solving this gives x = 20 miles.

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