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  • 30-12-2015
  • Mathematics
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A bird leaves its nest and travels 20 miles per hour downwind for x hours. On the return trip, the bird travels 4 miles per hour slower and has 6 miles left after x hours.

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InformationHighway
InformationHighway InformationHighway
  • 30-12-2015

20x=16x+6
4x=6
x=1.5 hours

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 30-12-2015

♥ Lets solve:
20x=16x+6
⇒Change into:
4x=6
⇒Then we get: 
x=1.5 hours

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