SOLUTION: when chris drives his car to work it takes 1/2 hour. when he takes the bus it takes 3/4 hour. the average rate of the bus is 12 mph less than his rate when driving. find the ditanc
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Question 838544: when chris drives his car to work it takes 1/2 hour. when he takes the bus it takes 3/4 hour. the average rate of the bus is 12 mph less than his rate when driving. find the ditance he travels to work. Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source):
The car and the bus method use the same distance to reach the same destination, .
Solve for the rate first, and then you can compute the distance. Start the equation solving by multiplying both sides by 4: