document.write( "Question 263413: Henry can ride his horse at 4 miles per hour and get to the battlefield on time. If he stops for 1 hour to make a speech to his troups, he must ride 5 miles per hour for the whole trip to get to the battlefield on time. How far is it to the battlefield? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #194119 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is an RTD problem. Here is a table based on the given information \n" ); document.write( "travel . . . . . rate . . . . . .time . . . . . .distance \n" ); document.write( "horse . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . .t . . . . . . . . .4t \n" ); document.write( "speech . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . t-1 . . . . . . . 5t - 5 \n" ); document.write( "set \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "subtract 5t to get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "so \n" ); document.write( "t = 5. \n" ); document.write( "distance = 4t = 20 miles \n" ); document.write( " |