SOLUTION: Ms X drove at the speed of 45 Km/hr from home to a resort. Returning over the same route she got stuck in traffic and took an hour longer, also she could drive only at the speed of

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Question 363009: Ms X drove at the speed of 45 Km/hr from home to a resort. Returning over the same route she got stuck in traffic and took an hour longer, also she could drive only at the speed of 40 Km/hr. How many kilometers did she drive each way?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let resort distance be x miles
x/45 = time to go to resort.
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return
time = x/40
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x/40-x/45=1
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45x-40x /40*45 =1
5x=1800
/5
x=360 miles
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