SOLUTION: A car took one hour longer driving to Sacramento from Los Angeles at 800km/h than to return at 1,200 km/h. Find the distance from Sacramento to Los Angeles

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Question 409727: A car took one hour longer driving to Sacramento from Los Angeles at 800km/h than to return at 1,200 km/h. Find the distance from Sacramento to Los Angeles
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ley d = distance between cities
Let t = time for return trip
given:
d+=+800%2A%28t+%2B+1%29and
d+=+1200t
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By substitution:
1200t+=+800t+%2B+800
400t+=+800
t+=+2
and, since
d+=+1200%2A2
d+=+2400
The distance is 2400 km