document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159789>Question 159789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A helicopter used in fighting a forest fire travels at 175 km/h from the fire to a pond and 115 km/h withwater from the pond to the fire.If a round-trip takes 30 minutes, how long does it take from the pond to the fire ? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117828 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KnightOwlTutor><B>KnightOwlTutor(293)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KnightOwlTutor><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=KnightOwlTutor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117828\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X=time it takes to travel 175 km/h from fire to pond<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert minutes into hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30minutes/60minutes/hour=.5 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5-X=time it takes to travel at 115km/h from pond to fire\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance traveled is speed*time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175x=115(.5-X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "175X=57.5-115X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 115X to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "290X=57.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=.198 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5-.198 =.301 hour is the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "175(.198)=115(.301)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "34.6=34.6\r<BR>\n" );
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