document.write( "Question 202676: Tom took a trip of 1,020 miles. He traveled by train at 55mph and the same number of hours by plane at 285mph. How many hours did the trip take?\r
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document.write( "I tried T=d/r 1020/55=18.545 1020/285=5.18 18.545+5.18=23.73 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #152859 by rfer(16322)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=time for each \n" ); document.write( "55x+285x=1020 \n" ); document.write( "340x+1020 \n" ); document.write( "x=3 hrs for each \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "55*3=165 \n" ); document.write( "285*3=855 \n" ); document.write( "total=1020 \n" ); document.write( " |