SOLUTION: James drove to the ferry office and back. On the trip there he drove 48 mph and on the return trip he went 60 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took four hou

Question 983918: James drove to the ferry office and back. On the trip there he drove 48 mph and on the return trip he went 60 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took four hours?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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On the return trip he traveled 4 hours at 60 miles per hour:
(4 hours) x (60 miles per hour)=240 miles
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To travel 240 miles at 48 miles per hour takes:
(240 miles)/48 miles per hour)=5 hours
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ANSWER: The trip to the ferry office took 5 hours.
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