document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269887>Question 269887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been trying to figure out this problem for an hour now I cannot get the answer the book gives me in the back. I found the problem here on your site already but the answers are not the same as the back of my book either.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the link to the problem on your site, http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel_Word_Problems.faq.question.164399.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is the same as in my book but the answers in the back say it should be : 2 hr at 50 mph and 3 hr at 40 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am so lost! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197734 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197734\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> here is the original; problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"a bus is traveling at 50 mph then reduces its speed to 40 mph. the 220 mi. trip takes 5 hrs. how long does it travel at each speed? show equation.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an RTD problem. Here is a table based on the given information.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bus . . . . . . . . .rate . . . . . . . . .time . . . . . . . . . distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . t . . . . . . . . . . . . .50t<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". . . . . . . . . . . . 40. . . . . . . . . 5 - t . . . . . . . . . . . 200 - 40t<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . . .220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from column 3 we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t + 200  - 40t = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t + 200 = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 - t = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 mph for 2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 mph for 3 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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