SOLUTION: A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late.What is his usual time?

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Question 975885: A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late.What is his usual time?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
normal time, t;
normal rate, r;
for expected known d.

;

Value for distance d is same for both situations.

Divide left and right by r;




usual time in hours

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