SOLUTION: I need help with this word problem: Rick and Robby left home for a fishing trip at 8:30 a.m. They were traveling at 30 km./hr. Part of the way there, their car broke down. They

Question 43600: I need help with this word problem: Rick and Robby left home for a fishing trip at 8:30 a.m. They were traveling at 30 km./hr. Part of the way there, their car broke down. They walked back at a rate of 10 km./hr. and returned home at 10:30 a.m. How far from home were they when the car broke down?
Answer by aaaaaaaa(138) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The time spent to travel x km with the car is hours. The time spent to travel x km on foot is hours. We want to know at what x this equation is true:

Therefore, they were 15 km from home when the car broke.
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