SOLUTION: Please help. A cyclist traveled at a rate of 32 mph to visit a nearby town. The cyclist averaged 10 mph on the return trip. If the round trip took 6.3 hours, find the distance to

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Question 161981: Please help.
A cyclist traveled at a rate of 32 mph to visit a nearby town. The cyclist averaged 10 mph on the return trip. If the round trip took 6.3 hours, find the distance to the nearby town. [Fifteen points for the correct algebra equation and five points for solving the equation.
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time=distance/rate

(d/32)+(d/10)=6.3 __ multiplying by 160 __ 5d+16d=1008 __ dividing by 21 __ d=48