document.write( "Question 459968: A car is driving from point A to point B at 50mph and from point B to point A at 60mph. The whole trip took 11hrs. How mach distance was driven in that time... \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #315515 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car is driving from point A to point B at 50mph and from point B to point A at 60mph. \n" ); document.write( " The whole trip took 11 hrs. How mach distance was driven in that time... \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let d = the one-way distance \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation: Time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A-B time + B-A time = 11 hrs \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply by 300 \n" ); document.write( "300* \n" ); document.write( "Cancel the denominators, resulting in: \n" ); document.write( "6d + 5d = 3300 \n" ); document.write( "d = \n" ); document.write( "d = 300 mi is the one-way dist \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Total dist: 2(300) = 600 driven in 11 hrs\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |