SOLUTION: Maria jogs to the country at a rate of 10mph . She returns along the same route at 6 mph If her total trip took 1 hour 36 minutes. how far did she jog? solving for distance

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Question 720316:
Maria jogs to the country at a rate of 10mph . She returns along the same route at 6 mph If her total trip took 1 hour 36 minutes. how far did she jog?
solving for distance d= how many miles did she jog?


Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
D=10T THE FIRST TRIP.
D=6(1.6-T) THE RETURN TRIP.
10T=6(1.6-T)
10T=9.6-6T
10T+6T=9.6
16T=9.6
T=9.6/16
T=.6 HOURS OR 36 MINUTES.
PROOF:
10*.6=6(1.6-.6)
6=6*1
6=6