SOLUTION: Bert drives his car from home 40 miles per hour going to work and 50 miles per hour coming back on the same road. Everyday, he drives a total of 1 hour. What is the distance from B

Question 1011608: Bert drives his car from home 40 miles per hour going to work and 50 miles per hour coming back on the same road. Everyday, he drives a total of 1 hour. What is the distance from Bert�s house to his work, rounded to the nearest mile.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

GOTO        40        d/40         d
BACK        50        d/50         d
Total                 1

;
Solve for d and you are done (after round to nearest mile).

Denominators:
2*2*2*5, and 2*5*5;

Rounds to 22 miles.

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