SOLUTION: If you travel 35 mph in a straight line one way, and travel back at 45 mph which is 19 min. less than the travel there. How long is the trip

Question 906463: If you travel 35 mph in a straight line one way, and travel back at 45 mph which is 19 min. less than the travel there. How long is the trip
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, lwsshak3:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35t=45*(t-19/60)
35t=45t-45/60*19
3/4*19=10t
.75*1.9=t
t= 1.425 hours
35*1.425=49.875 miles
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you travel 35 mph in a straight line one way, and travel back at 45 mph which is 19 min. less than the travel there. How long is the trip
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let x=length of trip
travel time=distance /speed
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600x=19*1575
x=49.88
length of trip=49.88 miles
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