Asked by seanna
A cyclist traveled at a rate of 32 mph to visit a nearby town. The cyclist averaged 10 mph on the return trip. If the round trip took 6.3 hours, find the distance to the nearby town.
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Answered by
Reiny
let the distance be d
then trip #1: time1 = d/32
trip #2: time2 = d/10
so total time is 6.3
d/32 + d/10 = 6.3
multiply each term by 160 to clear fractions, etc
then trip #1: time1 = d/32
trip #2: time2 = d/10
so total time is 6.3
d/32 + d/10 = 6.3
multiply each term by 160 to clear fractions, etc
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