document.write( "Question 1134632: if a man walks a distance at 3 mph and jogs back the same route at 5 mph and the trip takes one hour how many miles did he travel \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #752094 by ikleyn(52810) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let  d  be one way distance.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the time to go \"there\" is    hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The time to go \"back\"  is    hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total time is 1 hour, which gives you an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( " +  = 1    hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, multiply both sides by 15. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "5d + 3d = 15,   or   8d = 15,   d = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, one way distance is     miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the total distance to \"there\" and \"back\"  is  twice  miles,  or   mile =  miles.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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