Talia took the bus from her home to the bank and then walked back to her home along the same route. The round trip took 0.9 hour

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Talia took the bus from her home to the bank and then walked back to her home along the same route. The round trip took 0.9 hour

s total. The bus traveled at an average speed of 40 km/h and she walked at an average speed of 5 km/h. Use the table to complete these statements. What is the rate of trip two?

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qaws [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T13:57:22+03:00

qaws [65]3 years ago

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Just set up the equation and solve for x, that is the time.

40(0.9-x) = 5x
36 = 45x
x = 36/45
x = 0.8

It took Talia 0.8 hours (48 minutes) to walk home.