document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357299>Question 357299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob walks from point A to point B at 6 miles per hour and back at 8 miles per hour.What is his average speed </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255151 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255151\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let c be the distance from A to B (and vice-versa).  Then his time of travel from A to B is c/6 hrs.  Similarly, his time from B to A is c/8.  His total time of travel is then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2F6%2Bc%2F8+=+7c%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2F6%2Bc%2F8+=+7c%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >hrs.  His total distance traveled is 2c.  Therefore his average speed is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282c%29%2F%287c%2F24%29+=+48%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282c%29%2F%287c%2F24%29+=+48%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles per hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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