SOLUTION: Kareem drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 6 hours. When Kareem drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only

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Question 916888: Kareem drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
6
hours. When Kareem drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took
4
hours. If his average rate was
22
miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Kareem live from the mountains?
Do not do any rounding.

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Kareem drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
6
hours. When Kareem drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took
4
hours. If his average rate was
22
miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Kareem live from the mountains?
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He drove a total of 10 hours at 22 mi/hr avg --> 220 miles round trip.
--> 110 miles each way.