document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167095>Question 167095</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9781567655858/algebrahomeworkh>Amscos Integrated algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nolan walked to the store from his home at the rate of 5 miles per hour. after spending one half hour in the store,his friend gave him a ride home at the rate of 30 miles per hour. he arrived home 1 hour and 5 minutes (1 1/12) after he left. how far is the store from nolans home?\r<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 #123111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance equals rate multiplied by time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case no matter how Nolan travels the distance between home and the store is equal to the distance from the store back to home.  Also total travel time is 7/12 of and hour(35 minutes). Figured as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%281%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%281%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >minus the 1/2 hour he spent in the store.  so lets call time traveled from home to store (7/12)-t and the travel time from store to home t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so distance from home to store is represented as d=5mph((7/12)-t)and distance from store to home is represented as d=30t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since we know thes are equal we have 30t=(35/12)-5t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply everything by 12 360t=35-60t---->420t=35---->t=35/420=1/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 1/12 of and hour or 5 minutes is the time traveled from the store to home<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which means that (7/12-1/12)= 1/2 hr or 30 minutes of travel time as Nolan walked from home to the store. </SPAN>\n" );
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