document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149371>Question 149371</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780618803682/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra with Applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cyclist rode 40 mi. before having a flat tire and then walking 5 mi to a service station. The cycling rate was four times the walking rate. The time spent cycling and walking was 5 h. Find the rate at which the cyclist was riding. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the walking rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = the riding rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: Time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=distance%2Frate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"distance%2Frate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Riding time + walking time = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce the fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 mph is the walking rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(3) = 12 mph is the riding rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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