document.write( "Question 1048544: Billy made a trip to California and back. The trip there took four hours and the trip back took five hours. He averaged 5mi/h faster on the trip there than on the return trip. Let r represent his average speed on the return trip. What was Billy's average speed on both trip so? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #664130 by ewatrrr(24785) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Distance the same both ways \n" ); document.write( "D = rt \n" ); document.write( "4(x+5) = 5x \n" ); document.write( "4x + 20 = 5x \n" ); document.write( "x = 20mph, speed back. Speed to = 25mph \n" ); document.write( "AND \n" ); document.write( "25*4 = 20*5 CHECKS! \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |