SOLUTION: Joanne and jenny both walked to the park. Joanne walked at 4 mph and jenny walked at 3 mph. It took joanne 2 hours to make the trip. How long did it take jenny to make the trip, an

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Question 1069512: Joanne and jenny both walked to the park. Joanne walked at 4 mph and jenny walked at 3 mph. It took joanne 2 hours to make the trip. How long did it take jenny to make the trip, and how far away is the park?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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           SPEED      TIME      DISTANCE
Joanne      4          2
Jenny       3

Fill-in the missing information according to constant travel rate rule RT=D. 
           SPEED      TIME         DISTANCE

Joanne      4          2           4*2=8

Jenny       3          8%2F3           8

Trip distance was 8 miles.
Jenny did the trip in 8%2F3=highlight_green%282%262%2F3%29 hours.