SOLUTION: Victor traveled from Tucson to Boston at 60 mph. Wanda traveled from Boston to Tucson and made the trip in four hours less than victor but by traveling at 65 mph. Find the distance

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Question 636790: Victor traveled from Tucson to Boston at 60 mph. Wanda traveled from Boston to Tucson and made the trip in four hours less than victor but by traveling at 65 mph. Find the distance between Boston and Tucson.
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Victor traveled from Tucson to Boston at 60 mph. Wanda traveled from Boston to Tucson and made the trip in four hours less than victor but by traveling at 65 mph. Find the distance between Boston and Tucson.
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Victor DATA:
rate = 60 mph ; distance = x miles; time = x/60 hrs
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Wanda DATA:
rate = 65 mph ; distance = x miles ; time = x/65 hrs
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Equation:
time - time = 4 hrs
x/60 - x/65 = 4
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(65x-60x) = 4*60*65
x = 4*12*65
x = 3120 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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