document.write( "Question 270809: Alana and her father Tim begin skiing the same cross-country ski trail in Elmwood park in sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the same time. If Alana, who averages 9 miles per hour, finishes the trail 0.25 hours sooner than her father, who averages 6 miles per hour, determine the length of the trail? \n" ); document.write( "
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If Alana, who averages 9 miles per hour, finishes the trail 0.25 hours sooner than her father, who averages 6 miles per hour, determine the length of the trail?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = time it takes A to ski the trail
\n" ); document.write( "Let (t+.25) = time for daddy to do it
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\n" ); document.write( "A's dist = D's dist (dist = speed * time)
\n" ); document.write( "9t = 6(t+.25)
\n" ); document.write( "9t = 6t + 1.5
\n" ); document.write( "9t - 6t = 1.5
\n" ); document.write( "3t = .5 hrs for A to do it
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the dist (d's time .5 + .25 = .75)
\n" ); document.write( ".5*9 = 4.5 mi is the length of the trail
\n" ); document.write( "Find the dist using daddy's time
\n" ); document.write( ".75(6) = 4.5 mi also \n" ); document.write( "
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