SOLUTION: A person drove 22 miles per hour. If he drove 33 miles per hour he would have arrived 4 hours earlier. What was the distance the person drove.

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Question 965256: A person drove 22 miles per hour. If he drove 33 miles per hour he would have arrived 4 hours earlier. What was the distance the person drove.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate X Time = Distance
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22t=D
33%28t-4%29=D
Set them equal to each other.
22t=33%28t-4%29
22t=33t-132
-11t=-132
t=12hr
So then,
D=22%2812%29
D=264mi