Question 413829
a boy walked into the countryside at a rate of 5 mph and returned over the same route on a bus traveling at 30 mph.
the entire trip took 4 1/2 hours.
which equation could you use to solve this problem?
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Let d = the one-way distance
Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed
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Walk time + bus time = 4.5 hrs
{{{d/5}}} + {{{d/30}}} = 4.5
You can multiply thru by 30 and find d easily, from that you can find the time walking and time riding