A bird leaves its nest and travels 18 miles per hour downwind for xx hours. On the return trip, the bird travels 3 miles per hour slower and has 5 miles left after xx hours.

a. What is the distance of the entire trip?

miles

b. How long does the entire trip take?

hours

minutes and

seconds

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Kaitlyn Brewer

Mathematics

11 April, 10:24

A bird leaves its nest and travels 18 miles per hour downwind for xx hours. On the return trip, the bird travels 3 miles per hour slower and has 5 miles left after xx hours.

a. What is the distance of the entire trip?

miles

b. How long does the entire trip take?

hours

minutes and

seconds

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Kenny Dalton · Answer 1

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.

:

A) What is the distance of the entire trip

dist = speed * time

d = 20x + 16x + 6

d = 36x + 6 miles

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B) How long does the entire trip take?

time = dist/speed

t = 2x +

t = 2x + hrs

I think that this is the answer, but I am not. sure

A bird leaves its nest and travels 18 miles per hour downwind for xx hours. On the return trip, the bird travels 3 miles per hour slower and has 5 miles left after xx hours.a. What is the distance of the entire trip?milesb. How long does the entire trip take?hoursminutes andseconds

A bird leaves its nest and travels 18 miles per hour downwind for xx hours. On the return trip, the bird travels 3 miles per hour slower and has 5 miles left after xx hours.

a. What is the distance of the entire trip?

miles

b. How long does the entire trip take?

hours

minutes and

seconds