SOLUTION: Some hikers made the round trip on a mountain tail in 10 hours. It took three times longer to hike up than to hike down. How many hours did it take to hike up the trail?

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Question 1042930: Some hikers made the round trip on a mountain tail in 10 hours. It took three times longer to hike up than to hike down. How many hours did it take to hike up the trail?
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Some hikers made the round trip on a mountain tail in 10 hours. It took three times longer to hike up than to hike down. How many hours did it take to hike up the trail?
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2 hours
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2 hours up + 2 hours + 3 times 2 hours = 10 hours.