Melinda walked to the mall at 4 miles per hour and then rode back home in a bus at 24 miles per hour. If her total traveling time was 14 hours, how far was it to the mall?

Given:

Melinda walked to the mall at 4 miles per hour and then rode back home in a bus at 24 miles per hour.

Total traveling time was 14 hours.

To find:

The distance between Melinda's house and mall.

Solution:

Formula used:

Let x miles be the distance between Melinda's house and mall.

Melinda walked to the mall at 4 miles per hour. So, the time taken by Melinda is hours.

Speed of bus is 24 miles per hour. So, the time taken by bus is hours.

Total traveling time was 14 hours.

Divide both sides by 7.

Therefore, the mall is 48 miles far from Melinda's house.

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