document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186865>Question 186865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One day Eli set out for a trip across the lake on his motorboat at a rate of 8 mph. Along the way the motor broke down. Eli rowed back at a rate of 2 mph. He was gone for 5 hrs. How far did Eli row? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " of 8 mph. Along the way the motor broke down. Eli rowed back at a rate of<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2 mph. He was gone for 5 hrs. How far did Eli row?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance he rowed (and distance he went before he broke down)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: Time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=dist%2Fspeed ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"dist%2Fspeed\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time motoring + time rowing = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation by 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d + 4d = 8(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 8 mi, he rowed his boat<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by finding the times:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/8 = 1hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/2 = 4hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total 5 hr<BR>\n" );
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