document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=219396>Question 219396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Elisa walked a certain distance at 5mi/h and then jogged twice that distance a 8 mi/h. Her total time walking and jogging was 2 hr and 15 min. How many miles did she walk? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am trying to use the formula time= distance/ rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I set d egual to distance walked at 5mi/h and 2d to distance walked at 8mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d/5+2d/8=135 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Im lost at this point ,cant seem to see what im doing wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any help would be greatly appreciated <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK--YOU GAVE IT A GOOD SHOT!!!!! YOU WERE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO A CORRECT SOLUTION EXCEPT YOU CANNOT MIX HOURS AND MINUTES TOGETHER--WE HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER: I WILL CHOOSE HOURS:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance(d) equals Rate(r) times Time(t) or d=rt; r=d/t and t=d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d=distance that Elisa walked<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2d=distance that Elisa jogged<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of time that Elisa walked=d/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of time that Elisa jogged=2d/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we are told that the above two times add up to 2.25 hr, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d/5 + 2d/8=2.25  multiply each term by 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8d+10d=90 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18d=90  divide each side by 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=5 mi----------------distance Elisa walked<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d=2*5=10 mi--------distance Elisa Jogged\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/5 + 10/8 =2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 1.25=2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.25=2.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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