SOLUTION: a man ride a ski lift at the rate of 5 miles per hour and skis back down the hill at the rate of 50 miles an hour. If the complete trip requires 22minutes, how far is it from the b

Question 606625: a man ride a ski lift at the rate of 5 miles per hour and skis back down the hill at the rate of 50 miles an hour. If the complete trip requires 22minutes, how far is it from the bottom to the top of the hill?
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a man ride a ski lift at the rate of 5 miles per hour and skis back down the hill at the rate of 50 miles an hour. If the complete trip requires 22minutes, how far is it from the bottom to the top of the hill?
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Let d = the distance from the bottom to the top of the hill
The round trip takes 22 minutes = 22/60 hours
The total time = the time uphill + the time downhill
t = 22/60 = d/5 + d/50
Solve for d:
22/60 = 10d/50 + d/50 = 11d/50
1/30 = d/50
d = 50/30 = 1 2/3 mi = 1.667 mi
Check:
Total trip = 22/60 = (5/3)/5 + (5/3)/50 = 1/3 + 1/30 = 11/30 = 22/60
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