document.write( "Question 947350: Dale drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
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document.write( " hours. When Dale drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took
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document.write( " hours. If his average rate was
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document.write( "40
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document.write( " miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Dale live from the mountains? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #578031 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! g, the rate going. \n" ); document.write( "r, the rate returning. \n" ); document.write( "d, the one-way distance. \n" ); document.write( "Uniform Rates of Travel, RT=D, variables infer-able.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "_______________rate____________time______________distance \n" ); document.write( "GOING___________g________________9_______________d \n" ); document.write( "RETRNG__________r________________4_______________d \n" ); document.write( "Average________40 \n" ); document.write( "Total___________________________13______________2d\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Average rate should be total distance divided by total time. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |