a long distance trucker traveled 64miles in one direction during a snow strom. the return trip in rainy weather was accomplished at double the speed and took 2 hours less time. find the speed going.
Hi! The easiest way to solve this to to try dividing 64 by manageable numbers (dividing 64 by simple numbers will give you the speed). I tried dividing 64/20 for the first part of the journey and then 64/40 for the second half of the journey, but I did not get 2 hours less, instead I got 1.6 and 3.2--Do you see that I am getting doubles? So, now I try a factor of 64. I tried 16 and 32 mph. So, 64/16= 4 and 64/32=2. Do you see 4 is a double of 2? So, not only do I have double the speed, but double the hours! There you go !
To find the speed of the truck while going, we can use the equation:
Speed = Distance / Time
Let's use the following variables:
- Speed going = S (unknown)
- Speed returning = 2S (double the speed)
- Distance = 64 miles
- Time going = T
- Time returning = T - 2 hours
Using the equation for the going trip:
S = 64 miles / T
Using the equation for the returning trip:
2S = 64 miles / (T - 2 hours)
Now, we can set these two equations equal to each other and solve for T:
64 miles / T = 64 miles / (T - 2 hours)
To simplify this equation, we can cross-multiply:
64 miles * (T - 2 hours) = 64 miles * T
Expanding both sides of the equation:
64T - 128 hours = 64T
Subtracting 64T from both sides of the equation:
-128 hours = 0
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