SOLUTION: Brenda took 4 minutes to walk from her house to the beach at a speed of 80 m/min. She took 5 minutes on her way back.
a). What was the distance between her house and the beach?
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Question 1068022: Brenda took 4 minutes to walk from her house to the beach at a speed of 80 m/min. She took 5 minutes on her way back.
a). What was the distance between her house and the beach?
b). What was the speed for the return trip?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Brenda took 4 minutes to walk from her house to the beach at a speed of 80 m/min. She took 5 minutes on her way back.
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To Beach DATA::
time = 4 min ; rate = 80 metres/min ; dist = t*r = 320 metres
From Beach DATA:
time = 5 min ; dist = 320 m ; rate = d/t = 320/5 = 64 metres/min
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a). What was the distance between her house and the beach?
Ans:: 320 metres
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b). What was the speed for the return trip?
Ans:: 64 metres/min
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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