document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155510>Question 155510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a walkathon to raise money for charity, Elisa walked a certain distance at 5 mi/h and then jogged twice that distance at 8 mi/h. Her total time walking and jogging was 2hr and 15min. How many miles long was the walkathon? The answer is 15mi but I cannot formulate the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r*t=d __ so t=d/r __ 2hr15min is 9/4 hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Elisa walked a certain distance at 5 mi/h\" __ Tw=d/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"jogged twice that distance at 8 mi/h\" __ Tj=2d/8=d/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total time is Tw+Tj __ the total distance is 3d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d/5+d/4=9/4 __ multiplying by 20 __ 4d+5d=45 __ 9d=45 __ d=5 __ 3d=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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