The distance from Tom's house to the city he visited is approximately 136 miles
How to find the distance
We can set up two equations based on the given information:
time taken to go to the city
= d / 60
time taken to return:
= d / 50
total time for the round trip is 5 hours:
5 = d/60 + d/50
5 = 0.03667d
d = 136.36 miles
The question in English
Tom travels 60 miles per hour going to a neighboring city and 50 miles per hour returning using the same road. He drove a total of 5 hours for the round trip. What is the distance from Tom's house to the city he visited?