



Homework: Complete Handout sheet both sides
Lesson Review: Example problem: How far can a man drive
out into the country at the average rate of 40 mph and
return over the same road at the average rate 30 mph if he travels a total of 7 hours?
Need to find T then substitute in RT to find distance in D=RT
Tout + T back = 7 hrs and Distance out is same as the Distance back
Tout
+ T
back = 7hrs
.Let Tout = XX +Tback = 7hrssubtract X from both sides:Tback = 7hrs - X So: T out = X and T back = 7-XDout = RT = 40mph x
XDback = RT 30mph x (7-
X)If D
out = Dback Then
40X = 30 (7-X)40X = 210 -30X40X + 30X =21070X = 210X=3 hrs Dout = RT = 40(3) = 120 milesas a check Dout should = Dback
Dback = RT = 30 (7-x) = 30(7-3) = 30(4) = 120 miles
Practice Exercise:http://kutasoftware.com/FreeWorksheets/Distance%20Rate%20Time%20Word%20Problems.pdf