SOLUTION: from home travel 60 mph to a city, go back home at 50 mph. round trip takes 5 hrs.
how far from home is the city?
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Question 1000425: from home travel 60 mph to a city, go back home at 50 mph. round trip takes 5 hrs.
how far from home is the city?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance to city = x
Total time = x/60 + x/50 = 5
11x/300 = 5
x = 1500/11 miles
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