SOLUTION: Ben traveled h hours at 60 miles per hour. Gene traveled 2h-5 hours >at 40 miles per hour. Both traveled the same distance. How many hours did Gene travel > >Would it be 5hrs,

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Question 23597: Ben traveled h hours at 60 miles per hour. Gene traveled 2h-5 hours
>at 40 miles per hour. Both traveled the same distance. How many hours did Gene travel
>
>Would it be 5hrs, 10hrs, 15hrs or 20hrs.
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We know distance=rate*time. We also know these distances must be equal. So, we can create the equation rate1*time1=rate2*time2, or 60h=40(2h-5). Solving for h then gives us h=10. But we're not done yet! We want the time Gene traveled, 2h-5. So using h=10 we get 15 hours.