document.write( "Question 226024: it takes 1 hour longer to fly to st.paul at 200 miles per hours than it does to return 250 mile per hour.how far is st. paul? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #168443 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You have to write 2 equation, one for going and
\n" ); document.write( "one for coming back
\n" ); document.write( "To St. Paul:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B1%5D+=+r%5B1%5D%2At%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "and coming back:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B2%5D+=+r%5B2%5D%2At%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "Note that \"d%5B1%5D+=+d%5B2%5D\", distance to St. Paul
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5B1%5D+=+200\" mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5B2%5D+=+250\" mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+=+t%5B2%5D+%2B+1\" hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Now I can rewrite the equations
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+200%2A%28t%5B2%5D+%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+250t%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "They're both equal to \"d\", so
\n" ); document.write( "\"200%2A%28t%5B2%5D+%2B+1%29+=+250t%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"200t%5B2%5D+%2B+200+=+250t%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"50t%5B2%5D+=+200\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D+=+4\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+=+t%5B2%5D+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+=+4+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+=+5\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "Now I can solve for \"d\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+250t%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+250%2A4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+1000\"
\n" ); document.write( "St. Paul is 1000 mi away
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+200%2A%28t%5B2%5D+%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+200%2A%284+%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+200%2A5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+1000\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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