SOLUTION: Darryl made a trip to the ferry office and back. On the trip there he traveled 60 km/h and on the return trip he went 40 km/h. How long did the trip there take if the return trip

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Question 1134245: Darryl made a trip to the ferry office and back. On the trip there he traveled 60 km/h and on the
return trip he went 40 km/h. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took 6 hours?
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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The return trip was 40 km/h * 6 hours = 240 kilometers long.


So, one way distance is 240 kilometers.


Thus the "trip there" is 240 kilometers, too.


Hence, the "trip there" took  240%2F60 = 4 hours.     ANSWER


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