SOLUTION: Kara floats from a campsite to a lodge at 6 km/h. She returns by motorboat at 18km/h. The float trip is 4 hours longer than the motorboat trip. How far is it from the campsite t

Question 529941: Kara floats from a campsite to a lodge at 6 km/h. She returns by motorboat at 18km/h. The float trip is 4 hours longer than the motorboat trip. How far is it from the campsite to the lodge?
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Kara floats from a campsite to a lodge at 6 km/h. She returns by motorboat at 18km/h. The float trip is 4 hours longer than the motorboat trip. How far is it from the campsite to the lodge?
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let x=distance from campsite to lodge
Travel time=distance/speed
x/6-x/18=4
LCD:18
3x-x=72
2x=72
x=36 km
ans:
distance from campsite to lodge=36 km
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