SOLUTION: sue rides her bike at a constant speed for 6 hours, helped by a wind of 2 miles per hour. pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against the wind takes 10 hours. find the total r

Question 834291: sue rides her bike at a constant speed for 6 hours, helped by a wind of 2 miles per hour. pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against the wind takes 10 hours. find the total round trip distance she travelled
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sue's speed if no wind is r.
The distance is the same, d, in both directions.

______________________speed__________time_______distance
Helped from Wind_______r+2___________6___________d
Returning Home_________r-2___________10__________d

Rate*Time=Distance

, her biking speed if no wind.

Either direction's equation will give the distance, d.

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60 miles.
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