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put this solution on YOUR website!michaek drove to a friends house at a rate of 40 mph.
he returned the same route at a rate of 45 mph.
the driving time for the round trip was 4 hours.
what was the distance michael traveled?
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let d = one way distance
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Write a time equation: Time =
:
Go time + return time = 4 hrs
+
= 4
Multiply equation by 360 to get rid of the denominators, results:
9d + 8d = 4(360)
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17d = 1440
d =
d = 84.7 mi one way
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then total dist:
2*84.7 = 169.4 mi
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Check solution by finding the times
84.7/40 = 2.1175
84.7/45 = 1.8822
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totaltime 3.9997 ~ 4 hrs
