SOLUTION: Ms. Driva Reck drove from her home to a service station at 48 km/h. She returned home by bicycle at 16 km/h. The entire trip took 4 hours. How far was the service station from Ms.

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Question 432926: Ms. Driva Reck drove from her home to a service station at 48 km/h. She returned home by bicycle at 16 km/h. The entire trip took 4 hours. How far was the service station from Ms. Reck's home?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the formula D = RT, we get T = D/R, so that
letting x = distance from her home to the service station, we get



x = 48 kilometers.

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