SOLUTION: A girl ran to a store at the rate of 6 miles per hour, and she walked back at the rate of 4 miles per hour. If it took 15 minutes for the round trip, how far away is the store?
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Question 964747: A girl ran to a store at the rate of 6 miles per hour, and she walked back at the rate of 4 miles per hour. If it took 15 minutes for the round trip, how far away is the store?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A girl ran to a store at the rate of 6 miles per hour, and she walked back at the rate of 4 miles per hour. If it took 15 minutes for the round trip, how far away is the store?
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Avg round trip speed = 2*6*4/(6+4) = 4.8 mi/hr
d = r*t = 4.8*(1/4) = 1.2 miles round trip
--> 0.6 miles each way
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A girl ran to a store at the rate of 6 miles per hour, and she walked back at the rate of 4 miles per hour. If it took 15 minutes for the round trip, how far away is the store?
