document.write( "Question 311627: An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. The trip there took three hours and the trip back took 4 hours. It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. Find the adverage speed of the trip there.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #222897 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. \n" ); document.write( "The trip there took three hours and the trip back took 4 hours. \n" ); document.write( " It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. \n" ); document.write( " Find the average speed of the trip there. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let s = speed there \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation; dist = time * speed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Dist there = return dist \n" ); document.write( "3s = 4(6) \n" ); document.write( "3s = 24 \n" ); document.write( "s = \n" ); document.write( "s = 8 km/hr, the trip there \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check the solution by finding the actual distance, they should be equal \n" ); document.write( "3(8) = 24 \n" ); document.write( "4(6) = 24, confirms our solution \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |