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Every day, Bert spends an hour commuting to and from his office, driving at an average speed of 50 mph and taking the same route each way. How far does Bert live from his office?
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Question 1046464:
Every day, Bert spends an hour commuting to and from his office, driving at an average speed of 50 mph and taking the same route each way. How far does Bert live from his office?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Every day, Bert spends an hour commuting to and from his office, driving at an average speed of 50 mph and taking the same route each way.
How far does Bert live from his office?
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let d = the one-way distance
then total distance driven each day = 2d
d = speed * time
2d = 50 * 1
d = 50/2
d = 25 mi to the officie
