document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210101>Question 210101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> George live approximately 15 miles from the state park where he is employed. He is currently traveling 35 mph in his personal vehicle from his home to the state parl so that he can report for duty as scheduled.  Assuming that his speed remains constant, how long will it take George to reach the state park from his home?       \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm  not sure how to even approach this problem non the less ever to even solve or come up with an answer.  HELP PLEASE! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=158779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Whenever you are working a problem in which you want to know the speed, distance or time a vehicle travels, you will most likely start with the basic formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=rt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=rt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'd' is the distance traveled, 'r' is the rate/speed of the vehicle or person, and 't' is the time taken to travel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In plain English, the distance traveled is equal to the speed multiplied by the time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ex: I travel 50 mph and I drive for 2 hours. How far have I gone? I've gone 100 miles (you might have done this in your head). Simply multiply 50 by 2 to get 100. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=rt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=rt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15=35t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15=35t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (since he needs to travel 15 mi) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (his speed in miles per hour)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F35=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F35=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 35 to isolate 't'. Since we want to know the time, we want to get 't' all by itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2A3%29%2F%285%2A7%29=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2A3%29%2F%285%2A7%29=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor 15 to get 5*3 and 35 to get 5*7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%285%29%2A3%29%2F%28cross%285%29%2A7%29=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%285%29%2A3%29%2F%28cross%285%29%2A7%29=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common factors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This means that he'll travel for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of an hour. What does this mean? Well, if we find the decimal equivalent of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with a calculator, we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7=0.4286 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7=0.4286\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (approximately). Now multiply this value by 60 (to convert the time to minutes) to get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2A0.4286=25.716 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2A0.4286=25.716\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it takes him roughly 25.716 minutes to go 15 miles at 35 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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