SOLUTION: ou drive at an average speed of 50mph to a discount shopping mall, spend two hours shopping, and then return at an average speed of 25mph. The entire trip take 8 hours. How far awa

Question 945265: ou drive at an average speed of 50mph to a discount shopping mall, spend two hours shopping, and then return at an average speed of 25mph. The entire trip take 8 hours. How far away is the shopping mall?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ou drive at an average speed of 50mph to a discount shopping mall, spend two hours shopping, and then return at an average speed of 25mph. The entire trip take 8 hours. How far away is the shopping mall?
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The avg speed of the round trip is 2*50*25/(50+25) = 2500/75 = 100/3 mi/hr
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6 hours driving at (100/3) mi/hr --> 200 miles RT
100 miles each way

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 hrs- 2 hrs shopping=6 hrs travel
Let d= distance to the mall
d/50 mph + d/25 mph=6 hrs
d/50mph+(2/2)(d/25mph)=6 hrs
d/50mph+2d/50mph=6hrs
3d/50mph=6 hrs Multiply each side by 50 mph
3d=6hrs*50 mph
3d=300 miles Divide each side by 3
d=100 miles
ANSWER The distance to the mall is 100 miles.
trip to mall: 100 miles/50 mph=2 hrs
trip home: 100 mi/25 mph=4 hrs
2hrs+4hrs=6 hours travel time
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