SOLUTION: Kevin drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
8
hours. When Kevin drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only to
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Question 952847: Kevin drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
8
hours. When Kevin drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took
6
hours. If his average rate was
16
miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Kevin live from the mountains? Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! ___________________rate____________time__________distance
GOTO________________r________________8___________d
BACK_______________r+16______________6___________d
Variables assigned as understood from data table and description.
Try solving purely in symbols, to solve for d.
Only TWO unknown variables: r and d.
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