SOLUTION: It took 6 hours to travel to town, and it took up to 8 hours to travel back, becasue your return trip speed was 10mph less than the outgoing speed. What was your return trip speed?

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Question 86443: It took 6 hours to travel to town, and it took up to 8 hours to travel back, becasue your return trip speed was 10mph less than the outgoing speed. What was your return trip speed?
Please assist,I have difficulty with word problems.....
Thanks!
Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance out = distance back
(rate)(time) out = (rate)(time) back
the respective times are given as 6 and 8
the rate out is 10 + the rate back
use a variable to represent the rate back
plug in the resulting expressions for rate out and rate back
plug in 6 and 8 for the times
solve the resulting equation for the variable