Question
One farmer leaves for the market in a tractor towing his produce in a cart at an
average rate of 10 m
iles per hour. A second farmer leaves from the same farm
at the same time, headed for the same market by the same road as the first
farmer, on a donkey at an average rate of 4 miles per hour. If it takes the
second farmer 45 minutes longer to get to the ma
rket, how many miles is it from
the farm to the market?
average rate of 10 m
iles per hour. A second farmer leaves from the same farm
at the same time, headed for the same market by the same road as the first
farmer, on a donkey at an average rate of 4 miles per hour. If it takes the
second farmer 45 minutes longer to get to the ma
rket, how many miles is it from
the farm to the market?
Answers
R_scott
rate * time = distance ... let t equal the time for the faster farmer
the distance is the same for both farmers ... 10 t = 4 (t + 3/4)
solve for time (t) , use it to find the distance
the distance is the same for both farmers ... 10 t = 4 (t + 3/4)
solve for time (t) , use it to find the distance