Question

Jen ran from her house to school at an average speed of 6miles per hour and returned along the same route at an average speed of 4 miles per hour. If the total time it took her to run to the school and back was one hour, how many minutes did it take her to run from her house to school?

Answer 1

Let the distance between her school and her house be x then,
x/6 + x/4 = 1

Answer 2

Now, can u find x

Answer 3

2.4?

Answer 4

Now,
time taken for her to run from her house to school = 2.4/6 hour

Answer 5

And convert it into minute

Answer 6

can u>?

Answer 7

is it 144?

Answer 8

nope.......... 2.4/6 hour = 2.4*60/6 minute

Answer 9

got it?

Answer 10

ohh ya i get that part but i have a question in the beginning why did you equal it to 1?

Answer 11

Because total time taken is 1 hour

Answer 12

Oh got it! :D thank you!

Answer 13

welcome