A person leaves home at 8:00 a.m. and drives to a destination at a rate of 40 mph. The person returns at a rate of 25 mph and ar

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A person leaves home at 8:00 a.m. and drives to a destination at a rate of 40 mph. The person returns at a rate of 25 mph and ar

rives at 2:30 p.m. If x represents how far it is to the destination, then which of the following expressions represents the amount of time to make the return trip?.

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miss Akunina [59] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-14T11:33:16+03:00

miss Akunina [59]3 years ago

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The best way to interpret this question is that the X is equals how far the destination is and the person rate in going home is 25mph. So the needed variable are X and the Speed. Speed has a unit of m/h and the distance is m so the answer should be x/25

Novay_Z [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-14T13:14:41+03:00

Novay_Z [31]3 years ago

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The time = X / 25

Hope this helps.