document.write( "Question 932995: The road from village A to village B first goes uphill and then downhill. A bus moves uphill always at a speed of 30km/h and downhill always at a speed of 60km/h. Find the distance between A and B if a round trip from A to B and back without intermediate stops takes 4 hours. *Hint: Using more than one variable might help \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #566569 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The road from village A to village B first goes uphill and then downhill. \n" ); document.write( " A bus moves uphill always at a speed of 30km/h and downhill always at a speed of 60km/h. \n" ); document.write( " Find the distance between A and B if a round trip from A to B and back without intermediate stops takes 4 hours. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let d = distance traveled at 30 there and back \n" ); document.write( "also \n" ); document.write( "Let d = distance traveled at 60 there and back\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write time equation, time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( "time uphill + time down hill = 4 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply by 60, cancel the denominators and you have \n" ); document.write( "2d + d = 60(4) \n" ); document.write( "3d = 240 \n" ); document.write( "d = 240/3 \n" ); document.write( "d = 80 km from A to B\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |