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Question 1068022: Brenda took 4 minutes to walk from her house to the beach at a speed of 80 m/min. She took 5 minutes on her way back.
a). What was the distance between her house and the beach?
b). What was the speed for the return trip?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Brenda took 4 minutes to walk from her house to the beach at a speed of 80 m/min. She took 5 minutes on her way back.
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To Beach DATA::
time = 4 min ; rate = 80 metres/min ; dist = t*r = 320 metres
From Beach DATA:
time = 5 min ; dist = 320 m ; rate = d/t = 320/5 = 64 metres/min
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a). What was the distance between her house and the beach?
Ans:: 320 metres
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b). What was the speed for the return trip?
Ans:: 64 metres/min
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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