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A person leaves home at 8.00 a.m. and drives to a destination at a rate of 40 mph. The person returns at a rate of 25 mph and arrives at 2:30 p.m. If x represents how far it is to the destination, then which of the following expressions represents the amount of time to make the return trip?

25x
6.5-x
x/25

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time = distance / speed

distance= x
speed = 25 mph

time = x/25

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