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Question 1065749: Traveled to appointment at 70 mph. Traveled back home at 60 mph, but took 1/3 hour longer due to traffic. How far did I travel to the appointment?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
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                  SPEED      TIME      DISTANCE
GOING              70         t         d
RETURN             60        t+1/3      d


system%2870t=d%2C60%28t%2B1%2F3%29=d%29

Maybe easier to solve for t first and use it to find d. Not the only way.

Answer by MathTherapy(10809) About Me  (Show Source):
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Traveled to appointment at 70 mph. Traveled back home at 60 mph, but took 1/3 hour longer due to traffic. How far did I travel to the appointment?
With distance being D, the correct equation you need is a TIME equation, in the form of: D%2F70+=+D%2F60+-+1%2F3

Solve this for D, the distance.

That's all....nothing COMPLEX and/or CONFUSING.

Answer by ikleyn(53763) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Do not take seriously writing by "josgarithmetic".

Simply ignore it.

You will learn nothing useful reading his posts on word problem solving.

He doesn't know neither how to solve problems, nor how to explain them.