SOLUTION: to cover a certain distance a passenger jeep traveling at 48km per hour requires 3 hours longer than a station wagon traveling at 72km per hour. find the distance.

Question 476230: to cover a certain distance a passenger jeep traveling at 48km per hour requires 3 hours longer than a station wagon traveling at 72km per hour. find the distance.
Answer by ccs2011(207) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let t be the time it takes the station wagon to travel distance d.
d = r*t
d= 72t
d= 48(t+3)
using substitution
72t = 48(t+3)
72t = 48t + 144
24t = 144
t = 6
Substitute this value in to find d
d = 72*6
d = 432
Therefore the distance traveled is 432 km
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