A bird leaves his nest and travels 20 miles per hour downward for x hours. On the return trip the bird travels 4 miles per hour slower and has six miles left after x hours. What is the distance of the entire trip? How long does the entire trip take

4 answers

since distance = speed * time,

20x = (20-4)x + 6

and I think you meant "downwind"
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A. Distance= 60 Miles
B. 3.375
the answer is
A) 60 miles

B) 3 hours 37 minutes 5 seconds
or just 3.375 hours