SOLUTION: a man drives regularly from his office to his home when he drives 36 kph he arrives home 3 minutes late than usual. When he drives 45 kph he arrives 3 minutes earlier than usual. F
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Question 485368: a man drives regularly from his office to his home when he drives 36 kph he arrives home 3 minutes late than usual. When he drives 45 kph he arrives 3 minutes earlier than usual. Find his usual and the distance from his office to his home?
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a man drives regularly from his office to his home when he drives 36 kph he arrives home 3 minutes late than usual.
When he drives 45 kph he arrives 3 minutes earlier than usual.
Find his usual driving time, and the distance from his office to his home?
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Let t = his usual driving time
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Change 3 min to hrs. = .05 hrs
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Write a dist equation, Dist = speed * time
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45(t-.05) = 36(t+.05)
45t - 2.25 = 36t + 1.8
45t - 36t = 1.8 + 2.25
9t = 4.05
t =
t = .45 hrs which is; .45(60) = 27 minutes, his normal driving time
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Find the distance when he is 3 min early (24 min)
45* = 18 km
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Check the distance when he is 3 min late (30 min)
36* = 18 km
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Summarize, 27 min normal drive time, 18 km is the distance
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