SOLUTION: john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
on the return trip back home he traveled 45 mph
It took him 4hrs round trip
Question: What was the total distance traveled?
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Question 119375: john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
on the return trip back home he traveled 45 mph
It took him 4hrs round trip
Question: What was the total distance traveled?
Thank you
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
on the return trip back home he traveled 45 mph
It took him 4 hrs round trip
Question: What was the total distance traveled?
:
Let d = distance one way:
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Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed
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Time at 40mph + time at 45 mph = 4 hrs
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+ = 4
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Multiply equation by; 40*45 = 1800; gets rid of the denominators:
1800* + 1800* = 1800(4)
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45d + 40d = 7200
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85d = 7200
d =
d = 84.7 miles, one way distance
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2*84.7 = 169.4 total miles
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Check our solution:
+ =
2.1175 + 1.88 = 3.997 ~ 4 hrs
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