document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=642593>Question 642593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wilma drove at an average speed of 50 mi/h from her home in Boston to visit her sister in Buffalo. She stayed in Buffalo 10 hours and, on the trip back, averaged 45 mi/h. She returned home 29 hours after leaving. How many miles is Buffalo from Boston? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Avg speed for the round trip is 2*50*45/(50+45) = 900/19 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She drove 19 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = r*t = (900/19)*19 = 900 miles RT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 450 miles each way </SPAN>\n" );
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