SOLUTION: A ferry leaves a harbor and travels to a resort island at an average speed of 22 mph. On the return trip, the ferry travels at an average speed of 18 mph because of fog. The total

Question 347696: A ferry leaves a harbor and travels to a resort island at an average speed of 22 mph. On the return trip, the ferry travels at an average speed of 18 mph because of fog. The total time for the trip is 5 h. How far is the island from the harbor?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi.
*Note: let t represent the to travel to the island. (5-t)represents the time to travel back to harbor.
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distance = rate * time (distance the same to and from)

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Simplify and Solve for t

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d= r*t

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