document.write( "Question 483258: can anyone kindly answer this pls.
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document.write( "the problem is:\r
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document.write( "Ryan drove his car from A to B at 81km/hr. his car broke down and he returned by bus at 54 km/hr. his total travelling time was 5 hours. How long was his trip by car?\r
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document.write( "I've tried answering it but it always come up with a wrong answer.
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document.write( "pls. help me solve this problem.
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document.write( "My equation was: 81t + 52t = 5
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document.write( " t = 5/133
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document.write( "And I don't know what to do after that.
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document.write( "Pls. do answer this.
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document.write( ">>Thank You<< \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #330731 by mathstutor494(120)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let distance from A to B be \"D\" km\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time taken to reach from A to B = D/81 hr\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Return time by bus from B to A = D/54 hr\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total travelling time \n" ); document.write( "D/81 + D/54 = 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "54D + 81D = 5*81*54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "135 D = 21870\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D = 21870/135 = 162\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Trip by Car = 162/81= 2 hrs \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ans : Trip by car Distance 162km in 2 hrs\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |