document.write( "Question 1164958: qmy drove to a friends house at a rate of 45mph. She returned by the same route at a rate of 50mph. The driving time for the round trip was 4hrs. what is the total distance amy travelled. \n" ); document.write( "
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qmy drove to a friends house at a rate of 45mph. She returned by the same route at a rate of 50mph. The driving time for the round trip was 4hrs. what is the total distance amy travelled.
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\n" ); document.write( "Avg speed of the round trip = 2*45*50/(45+50) = 900/19 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "RT distance = r*t = (900/19)*4 = 3600/19 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "It's not possible to remember a formula for everything, but for a round trip:
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\n" ); document.write( "is similar to parallel work, parallel resistors, and easy to remember (IMO).
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