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7 November, 14:57

Darren drives to school in rush hour traffic and averages 28 mph. He returns home in mid-afternoon when there is less traffic and averages 42 mph. What is the distance between his home and school if the total traveling time is 1 hr 15 min?

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  1. 7 November, 15:50
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    distance between school and home is 21 miles

    Explanation:

    given data

    in rush hour speed s1 = 28 mph

    less traffic speed s2 = 42 mph

    time t = 1 hr 15 min = 1.25 hr

    to find out

    distance d

    solution

    we consider here distance home to school is d and t1 time to reach at school

    we get here distance equation when we go home to school that is

    distance = 28 * t1 ... 1

    and when we go school to home distance will be

    distance = 42 * (t - t1)

    distance = 42 * (1.25 - t1) ... 2

    so from equation 1 and 2

    28 * t1 = 42 * (1.25 - t1)

    t1 = 0.75

    so

    from equation 1

    distance = 28 * t1

    distance = 28 * 0.75

    distance = 21 miles
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