SOLUTION: A runner decides to run out in the country. He begins to run at an average rate of 9 miles per hour. He runs a certain distance and then turns around and returns along the same rou

Question 38480: A runner decides to run out in the country. He begins to run at an average rate of 9 miles per hour. He runs a certain distance and then turns around and returns along the same route at an average rate of 6 miles per hour. If the round trip took 2 and a half hours, how far did the runner travel before turning around?
Must be a page long solution! :-) thanks!
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Leting x be the distance:
Equation:

2x+3x=36
5x=36
x=7.2
Hence, he runs 7.2 miles.
Paul.
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