document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258152>Question 258152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat pulls a water skier at a speed of 30 ft/sec.  When it reaches the end of the lake, it adds on more skiers, and the speed drops to 25 ft/sec.  If the boat traveled the same distance with the single and group skiers, and the trip back with the group skiers took 8 seconds longer, how far, in feet, in one direction, had the boat traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When it reaches the end of the lake, it adds on more skiers, and the speed drops to 25 ft/sec. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the boat traveled the same distance with the single and group skiers, and the trip back with the group skiers took 8 seconds longer, how far, in feet, in one direction, had the boat traveled?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = the one way distance traveled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 ft/sec time - 30 ft/sec time = 8 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 150 to clear the denominators, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6d - 5d = 150(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 1200 ft one way boat distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by finding the time in seconds of each trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1200/25 = 48 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1200/30 = 40 sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "differ  = 8 sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That was pretty easy, right? </SPAN>\n" );
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