document.write( "Question 791394: A bus travels 87.5 km to another town at a speed of 72.0 km/h. What must be its return rate if the total time for the trip to be 2.50 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
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d = rt\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = 72t\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "87.5 = 72t\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "87.5/72 = t\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = 87.5/72\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = 1.2152777\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you have spent 1.2152777 hours roughly traveling 87.5 km.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 2.5 - 1.2152777 = 1.2847223 hours left and you must travel 87.5 km back to the original starting location\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = rt\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "87.5 = r*1.2847223\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "87.5/1.2847223 = r\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r = 68.1081039\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the return speed must be roughly 68.1081039 km/hr\r
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