Answer: Distance at which he lives from the mountains = 384 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Time taken by him if there was a heavy traffic = 8 hours
Time taken by him if there was no traffic = 6 hours
Let the speed at which Justin drove be x
Since we know that distance will be the same,
So, According to question,
[tex]8x=6(x+16)\\\\8x=6x+96\\\\8x-6x=96\\\\2x=96\\\\x=\frac{96}{2}\\\\x=48\ miles\ per\ hour[/tex]
so, Distance will be
[tex]Distance=Speed\times Time\\\\Distance=48\times 8\\\\Distance=384\ miles[/tex]
Hence, Distance will be 384 miles.