Question

Tom travels 40 km per hour going to a neighboring city and 50 km per hour coming back using the same road. He drove a total of 9 hours away and back. What is the distance from Tom's house to the city he visited?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tom travels 40 km per hour going to a neighboring city and 50 km per hour coming back using the same road. He drove a total of 9 hours away and back. What

Answer 2

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• x = miles between house & neighboring city
• x miles /60 mph = x/60 hrs
• x miles /50 mph = x/50 hrs
• x/60 + x/50 = 5 hrs
• 5 hrs = (50 x + 60 x) / 60 * 50 =110 x/3000
• 110 x /3000 = 5 = 11/300 x
• 1500/11 =136.36 miles

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