SOLUTION: please help me with this problem ROUND TRIP: alex drives to the city at 60mph due to heavy heavy traffic. he comes home at 40mph. the whole trip took 5 hours. how long di

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ROUND TRIP:
alex drives to the city at 60mph due to heavy heavy traffic.
he comes home at 40mph.
the whole trip took 5 hours.
how long did it take him to drive to the city and back home?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
alex drives to the city at 60mph due to heavy heavy traffic, he comes home at 40mph.
the whole trip took 5 hours.
how long did it take him to drive to the city and back home?
:
The answer is "the whole trip took 5 hrs", isn't it?

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