Problema Solution
The table below represents Bree’s trip from her home to the library and back. On her way to the library, she travels at 6 miles per hour. On her way home, she travels at 12 miles per hour. The total time is 2 hours. Which equation can be used to find the distance from Bree’s house to the library?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'd' represent the distance from Bree's house to the library.
Since average speed = distance/time follows time = distance/average speed.
The time going from house to the library + The time going from library to the house = 2 hours
d/6 + d/12 = 2
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d = 8 mi
The distance from Bree's house to the library is 8 miles.