SOLUTION: Traveled to appointment at 70 mph. Traveled back home at 60 mph, but took 1/3 hour longer due to traffic. How far did I travel to the appointment?

Question 1065749: Traveled to appointment at 70 mph. Traveled back home at 60 mph, but took 1/3 hour longer due to traffic. How far did I travel to the appointment?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

SPEED TIME DISTANCE GOING 70 t d RETURN 60 t+1/3 d

Maybe easier to solve for t first and use it to find d. Not the only way.
Answer by MathTherapy(10810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Traveled to appointment at 70 mph. Traveled back home at 60 mph, but took 1/3 hour longer due to traffic. How far did I travel to the appointment?

With distance being D, the correct equation you need is a TIME equation, in the form of:
Solve this for D, the distance.
That's all....nothing COMPLEX and/or CONFUSING.
Answer by ikleyn(53763)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Do not take seriously writing by "josgarithmetic".

Simply ignore it.

You will learn nothing useful reading his posts on word problem solving.

He doesn't know neither how to solve problems, nor how to explain them.

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