Dave walked to his friends house at a rate of 4 mph and returned biking at a rate of 10 mph. If it took him 18 minutes longer to walk than bike, what was the total distance of the round trip?

The total distance of the round trip was 4 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's check all the information given to answer the question correctly:

Speed of Dave walking to his friend's house = 4 mph

Speed of Dave biking from his friend's house = 10 mph

Time walking is 18 minutes longer than time biking

2. What was the total distance of the round trip?

Time walking = x

Time biking = x - 18

For solving x, we will use the following equation:

4x = 10 * (x - 18)

4x = 10x - 180

-6x = - 180

x = -180/-6 (Dividing by - 6)

x = 30

Dave walked 30 minutes and biked 12 minutes, now we can calculate the total distance, this way:

30 minutes = 0.5 hours and 12 minutes = 0.2 hours

Total distance = 4 *0.5 + 10 * 0.2

Total distance = 2 + 2

Total distance = 4 miles.

4/x+6

Step-by-step explanation:  

qotient= division  

6 more than means adding 6 to 4/x