SOLUTION: If someone drove 2 hrs to a place and then on there way back they drove 54 mph an it took them 14 mins longer how fast where they going when they where driving to the destination

SOLUTION: If someone drove 2 hrs to a place and then on there way back they drove 54 mph an it took them 14 mins longer how fast where they going when they where driving to the destination

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Question 432455: If someone drove 2 hrs to a place and then on there way back they drove 54 mph an it took them 14 mins longer how fast where they going when they where driving to the destination
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance to and fro will be the same.
r*t=d
r*2=54*(2+14/60)
2r=108+(54*14)/60
r=54+27*14/60
r=54+9*14/20
r=54+9*7/10
r=54+6.3
r=60.3

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