SOLUTION: Last weekend, Syanne had to run from her house to the spot where she had left her scooter. Her running pace was 6 mph. After reaching her scooter, she then rode back to her house a

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Question 1108277: Last weekend, Syanne had to run from her house to the spot where she had left her scooter. Her running pace was 6 mph. After reaching her scooter, she then rode back to her house at a rate of 16 mph. Syanne’s entire trip took 2 1/2 hours. How far from her house had Syanne left her scooter? (Round to the nearest tenth of a mile)
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your "time" equation for the unknown distance d (in miles) is 


 +  =    hours   (notice  =  !)


To solve it, multiply both sides by 48. You will get


8d + 3d = 5*24,

11d = 120  ====>  d =  =  miles.


Answer.  The distance under the question is   miles.


Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
                   SPEED       TIME         DISTANCE
RUNto               6                     d

RIDEback           16                    d

Total


Solve for d.
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