SOLUTION: Milan drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 7 hours. When Milan drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 4

Question 947776: Milan drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 7 hours. When Milan drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 4 hours. If his average rate was 27 miles faster on the trip home, how far does Milan live from the mountains?
No rounding up
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
______________________rate___________time______________distance
GO_____________________r_______________7_________________d
BACK__________________r+27_____________4_________________d

"average rate was 27 miles faster on the trip home,"
should be
"average rate was 27 miles-per-hour faster on the trip home,"

Substitute into the BACK equation.

-------YES!!! THIS IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HOME AND MOUNTAINS.
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