SOLUTION: A car took one hour longer driving to Sacramento from Los Angeles at 800km/h than to return at 1,200 km/h. Find the distance from Sacramento to Los Angeles

Question 409727: A car took one hour longer driving to Sacramento from Los Angeles at 800km/h than to return at 1,200 km/h. Find the distance from Sacramento to Los Angeles
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ley = distance between cities
Let = time for return trip
given:
and

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By substitution:

and, since

The distance is 2400 km
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