document.write( "Question 165413This question is from textbook
\n" ); document.write( ": Two ships leave port, one sailing east and the other south. Some time later they are 17 mi apart, with the eastbound ship 7 mi farther from port than the southbound ship. How far is each from port? \n" ); document.write( "

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22x=32(2.25-x)
\n" ); document.write( "22x=72-32x
\n" ); document.write( "22x+32x=72
\n" ); document.write( "54x=72
\n" ); document.write( "x=72/54
\n" ); document.write( "x=1.333 is the travel time for the trip to work @ 22 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "2.25-1.333=.917 hours for the return trip @ 32 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "22*1.333=32*.917
\n" ); document.write( "29.33~29.34
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