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( "
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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( "\"4t+=+5t+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 5t to get
\n" ); document.write( "\"-t+=+-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "so
\n" ); document.write( "t = 5.
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 4t = 20 miles
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