SOLUTION: If John went from his house to school at 3mph and back home at 5mph how many miles did he go if this took 1 hour.

Question 295053: If John went from his house to school at 3mph and back home at 5mph how many miles did he go if this took 1 hour.
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If John went from his house to school at 3mph and back home at 5mph
how many miles did he go if this took 1 hour.
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Let d = the distance, house to school; it's also the return distance
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Write a time equation: Time = dist/speed
:
+ = 1
multiply by 15, results
5d + 3d = 15
;
8d = 15
d =
d = 1.875 one way
therefore
2(1.875) = 3.75 mi total dist in 1 hr
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Check solution by finding the times
1.875/3 = .625 hr
1.875/5 = .375 hr
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total time: 1 hr
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