A round trip takes 3.5 hours going one way and 2 hours to return, if the trip back is at a speed 15 mph faster than the speed of the first trip. Find the speeds each way and the distance between the places.
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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A round trip takes 3.5 hours going one way and 2 hours to return if the trip back is at a speed 15 mph faster than the speed of the first trip.
So let the Speed in the first trip is “x” and then the speed of the return Be “x+15” so both distances are the same so by the formula
Distence= speed *time
(X)(3.5)=(x+15)(2)
3.5x-2x=30
1.5x=30
x=20 then the Speed in the first trip will be 20m/s and the speed in return will be 35 m/s
Distance will be = 3.5*20= 70 km.