SOLUTION: Teens rode her skateboard to her uncle’s house, 12 miles away. A wheel broke just as she arrived, so Rena borrowed her uncles bicycle to return home. Traveling by bicycle she was a
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Question 1115698: Teens rode her skateboard to her uncle’s house, 12 miles away. A wheel broke just as she arrived, so Rena borrowed her uncles bicycle to return home. Traveling by bicycle she was able to go twice as fast and returned home in 2 hours less time than it took to go to her uncles house. How long did it take reena to get home on the bicycle Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source):
Let x be the time "to there".
Then the time back is {{x/2}}}.
The condition says x - = 2, or, equivalently,
= 2, which implies x = 4.
Answer. Time "to there" is 4 hours. Time back is 2 hours.
