SOLUTION: A family's vacation destination is 850 miles from their home. They travel by car 6 hours on the first day of their trip. Their average speed is 45 mph. The next day they travel 7

Question 1151038: A family's vacation destination is 850 miles from their home. They travel by car 6 hours on the first day of their trip. Their average speed is 45 mph. The next day they travel 7 hours, averaging the same speed. How many miles are left for the family to travel?

Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A family's vacation destination is miles from their home.

They travel by car on the first day of their trip. Their average speed is

->the first day of their trip
The next day they travel , averaging the speed.

->the second day of their trip
How many miles are left for the family to travel?
in two days they have traveled:

answer: are left for the family to travel

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

FIRST DAY 45*6 SECOND DAY 45*7 REMAINING d TOTAL 850

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A family's vacation destination is 850 miles from their home. They travel by car 6 hours on the first day of their trip. Their average speed is 45 mph. The next day they travel 7 hours, averaging the same speed. How many miles are left for the family to travel?

I don't know how someone can get this wrong, when it's SO SIMPLE:
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