SOLUTION: It takes 12 hours to drive a truck to its delivery point and back. The rate going 50 mph, the rate returning is 70 mph. Find the one way distance

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Question 858958: It takes 12 hours to drive a truck to its delivery point and back. The rate going 50 mph, the rate returning is 70 mph. Find the one way distance
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let t = time going.
12-t = time returning, since the total of these times is 12.

Distance going is the same as distance returning.
RT=D for typical uniform rates travel.




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Now, what can be done with the value for t?

... See?
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

It takes 12 hours to drive a truck to its delivery point and back. The rate going 50 mph, the rate returning is 70 mph. Find the one way distance


Let distance be D

Then: 

Solve for D to get the distance.

You can do the check!! 



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