SOLUTION: The family trip to Grandma's consisted of both a train ride and a car ride. The average speed of the train was 65 mph, the average speed of the car ride was 60 mph. The entire trip

Question 994523: The family trip to Grandma's consisted of both a train ride and a car ride. The average speed of the train was 65 mph, the average speed of the car ride was 60 mph. The entire trip lasted 6 hours. Let x be the number of hours the train ride lasted. Write an expression for the total distance of the trip in miles.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Total distance=(65mph)(x)+(60mph)(6hrs-x)
Total distance=65mph(x)+360mi-60mph(x)
Total distance=5mph(x)+360mi
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