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I am having trouble helping my daughter with this problem. Can someone please help.
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document.write( "45 minutes is  an hour so use  instead of 45\r\n" );
document.write( "to avoid mixing minutes and hours\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    DISTANCE  =  RATE × TIME\r\n" );
document.write( "To friend's house      20         r      3/4\r\n" );
document.write( "To Mall                28         r       t\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that system?  If not post again asking how.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer; r = mph,  t = hours or 1 hour 3 minutes.\r\n" );
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