Carmen rides her bicycle at a constant rate to the market. When she rides her bicycle back home along the same route, she bikes at three-quarters the rate she biked to the market. At any given time, t, the distance biked can be calculated using the formula d = rt, where d represents distance and r represents rate. If the trip home takes 12 minutes longer than the trip to the market, how many minutes does it take Carmen to bike home?

Question

tkhunny · Answer

Have you considered using Distance = Rate * Time?

We have two trips.  It is the same trip, both times, just in opposite directions.

Distance Out = Distance Back

She bikes at three-quarters the rate she biked to the market

(3/4) Rate Out = Rate Back

the trip home takes 12 minutes longer than the trip to the market,

Time Out = Time Back + 12 min

That's a lot of information.  Getting anywhere?