SOLUTION: Set up an equation and solve the problem. Keep in mind the suggestions we offered in this section. Jeff leaves home and rides his bicycle out into the country for 3 hours. On his

Question 1021379: Set up an equation and solve the problem. Keep in mind the suggestions we offered in this section.
Jeff leaves home and rides his bicycle out into the country for 3 hours. On his return trip along the same route, it takes him three-quarters of an hour longer. If his rate on the return trip was 3 miles per hour slower than on the trip out into the country, find the total roundtrip distance.
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Set up an equation and solve the problem. Keep in mind the suggestions we offered in this section.
Jeff leaves home and rides his bicycle out into the country for 3 hours. On his return trip along the same route, it takes him three-quarters of an hour longer. If his rate on the return trip was 3 miles per hour slower than on the trip out into the country, find the total roundtrip distance.
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Into-country DATA:
time = 3 hrs ; distance = x miles ; rate = d/t = x/3 hrs
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Return DATA:
time = 3 3/4 = (15/4)hrs ; distance = x miles ; rate = x/(15/4) = 4x/15 hrs
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Equations:
out rate - return rate = 3 hrs
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x/3 - (4x/15) = 3
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5x - 4x = 45
x = 45 miles
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Ans: total dist = 2*out distance = 2x = 90 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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