Gordon rode his bike at 15 mph to get his car. He then drove back at 45 mph. If the entire trip took him 8 hours, how far away was his car?
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Given that the rate at which he rode his bike was 15 mph and the total time for the trip was 8 hours, we can set up the equation 15t = distance, where t is the time spent riding the bike. Since the total time for the trip was 8 hours, the time spent driving back Show more…
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