SOLUTION: marge drove to a business appointment at 50mph. her average speed on the return trip in the afternoon was 40mph. the return trip took 1/4 hour longer. how far did she travel?
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Question 137120: marge drove to a business appointment at 50mph. her average speed on the return trip in the afternoon was 40mph. the return trip took 1/4 hour longer. how far did she travel? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! marge drove to a business appointment at 50 mph. her average speed on the return
trip in the afternoon was 40mph. the return trip took 1/4 hour longer. how far did she travel?
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First find out how long it took. Then finding the distance is easy
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The trip there and the trip back are equal; write a distance equation
Dist = speed * time
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Let t = time to
then
(t+.25) = time back
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50t = 40(t+.25)
50t = 40t + 10
50t - 40t = 10
10t = 10
t = 1 hr
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The distance will be 50 mi, obviously
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Confirm solution by find the distance back, it should be the same
40 * 1.25 = 50 mi also
