document.write( "Question 193747: erin drove home at an average speed of 45 mph. she returned home in the evening along the same route and average 30 mph. if erin spent a total of 1 hour commuting to and from work, how many miles did erin drive to work in the morning? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #145444 by RAY100(1637)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let vel=Distance/Time \n" ); document.write( "let d = distance to work \n" ); document.write( "t1=d/vel=d/45 \n" ); document.write( "t2= d/30 \n" ); document.write( "t1+t2=1,,,,given \n" ); document.write( "d/45+d/30=1 \n" ); document.write( "let LCD =90 \n" ); document.write( "(2d +3d)/90 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "5d=90 \n" ); document.write( "d=18\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "18/45 +18/30 =1 \n" ); document.write( ".4 + .6=1,,,,ok \n" ); document.write( " |