document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252682>Question 252682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It took a total of 10 hours to hike from the base of a mountain to the top and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "back by the same route. Going up speed was 2 miles per hour. Going down speed was 3 miles per hour. How far from base to top?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 6  B) 10   C) 12  D) 14   E) 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Going up speed was 2 miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time taken = x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Going down speed was 3 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time taken = x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total time taken is x/2+x/3 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  (3x+2x)/6 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        5x  = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                          x = 60/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                          x = 12 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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