Problema Solution

It took Jose 3 hours to drive to Wayne's house at 16 kilometers per hour. How far is it between Jose's house and Wayne's house?

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let


t = 3 hr the time of the travel


v = 16 km/hr the rate of the travel


d = the distance of the travel


since v = d/t we have


16 = d/3


d/3 = 16


by solving we find:


d = 48 km


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there are 48 kilometers between Jose's house and Wayne's house.