document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171241>Question 171241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Halfway through her bus trip from Savannah to Jacksonville, Gertrude fell asleep.  When she awoke, she still had to travel half o the distance she traveled when asleep.  For what fraction of the trip was Gertrude asleep?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried drawing diagrams and setting up equations, and nothing has worked.  Please help me with this one.  Thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126396 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=126396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call the entire distance travel x and the amount she slept for y. therefore 1/2y would be the distance she still had to travel.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since she fell asleep half way thru the trip we have this formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2x-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%281=e%2C1=n%2C1=t%2C1=i%2Cl=r%2Cl=e%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%281=e%2C1=n%2C1=t%2C1=i%2Cl=r%2Cl=e%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28l=t%2Cl=r%2Cl%2Cl=i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28l=t%2Cl=r%2Cl%2Cl=i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2y----<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28l%2Cl=p%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28l%2Cl=p%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+1/2y=1/2x...multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y+y=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%281%2F3%29x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%281%2F3%29x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......so she fell asleep for1/3 or 33% or 33/100 of the trip </SPAN>\n" );
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