SOLUTION: Trisha ran to the park and then walked home. It took her 1/2 hour to run to the park, and 1 hour and 20 minutes to walk home. If she runs 5 miles an hour faster than she walks, how
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Question 168236: Trisha ran to the park and then walked home. It took her 1/2 hour to run to the park, and 1 hour and 20 minutes to walk home. If she runs 5 miles an hour faster than she walks, how far does she live from the park? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Running:
Walking:
Given: hrs hrs mi/hr
Putting this data back into the equations:
From the problem, I know , so
multiply both sides by
And, since
And
This verifies that mi answer
