SOLUTION: Mr. Newton drive to and from work over the same route each day. On Friday, he drives at an average rate of 52 mph/km and is one minute late to work. On Monday, he drives at an aver

Question 153779: Mr. Newton drive to and from work over the same route each day. On Friday, he drives at an average rate of 52 mph/km and is one minute late to work. On Monday, he drives at an average rate of 60 mph/km and is one minute early to work. If he left home at the same time each day, what is the distance Mr. Newton travels one way to work?
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Mr. Newton drive to and from work over the same route each day. On Friday, he drives at an average rate of 52 mph/km and is one minute late to work. On Monday, he drives at an average rate of 60 mph/km and is one minute early to work. If he left home at the same time each day, what is the distance Mr. Newton travels one way to work?
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First find the times it takes him to get to work, then find the distance from that
:
Let t = time required if he arrives on time (in hrs)
then
(t+) = time if he 1 min late
and
(t-) = time if he 1 min early
;
Write a distance equation: Dist = speed * time
:
Monday dist = Friday dist
60(t-) = 52(t+)
:
60t- = 52t+
:
60t - 52t = +
:
8t = hrs
we can get rid of that denominator (60); convert it to minutes, (mult by 60)
8t = 112
t =
t = 14 minutes for him to arrive on time
:
then we can say
It takes 13 min when he is 1 min early
and
15 min when he is 1 min late
:
:
Find the distances
52 * = 13 miles
60 * = 13 miles
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