SOLUTION: A fishing boat traveled to dry dock and back. On the trip it traveled 10 mph and on the return trip it went 14 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took five
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Question 784273: A fishing boat traveled to dry dock and back. On the trip it traveled 10 mph and on the return trip it went 14 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took five hours? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A fishing boat traveled to dry dock and back.
On the trip it traveled 10 mph and on the return trip it went 14 mph.
How long did the trip there take if the return trip took five hours?
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We know the return trip took 5 hrs, so we can find the distance
d = 14(5)
d = 70 miles
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Find the time there using the same distance
t =
t = 7 hrs there
