SOLUTION: In the morning, May drove to an appointment at 50mph. Her average speed on the return trip in the afternoon was 40mph. The return trip took 1/8 hour longer. How far did she trav

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Question 976366: In the morning, May drove to an appointment at 50mph. Her average speed on the return trip in the afternoon was 40mph. The return trip took 1/8 hour longer. How far did she travel to the appointment?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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___________________rate__________time__________distance
GO_________________50______________t___________d
BK_________________40____________t+1/8_________d

50t=40%28t%2B1%2F8%29
50t=40t%2B5
10t=5
highlight_green%28t=1%2F2%29

DISTANCE
50t=d
50%281%2F2%29=d
highlight%28d=25%29