SOLUTION: Frank drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 8 hours. When Frank drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 1

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Question 882863: Frank drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 8 hours. When Frank drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 16 hours. If his average rate was 16 miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Frank live from the mountains?
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Frank drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 8 hours.
When Frank drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 16 hours.
If his average rate was 16 miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Frank live from the mountains?
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It took twice as long, when there was no traffic??