Question 125848
D=RT
D=5.2X GOING.
D=7.8(3.5-X) RETURNING.
SEEING AS THE DISTANCES ARE THE SAME WE HAVE:
5.2X=7.8(3.5-X)
5.2X=27.3-7.8X
5.2X+7.8X=27.3
13X=27.3
X=27.3/13
X=2.1 HOURS FOR THE GOING TRIP
3.5-2.1=1.4 HOURS FOR THE RETURN TRIP.
PROOF
5.2*2.1=7.8*1.4
10.92=10.92 MILES FROM THE CAMP SITE TO THE RANCH.