document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280875>Question 280875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sat Tranh took a short hike with his friends up Mt. Wachusett. They hiked uphill at a steady pace of 1.5 mph, and downhill at a rate of 4mph. If the time to climb the mt. took an hour more than the time to hike down, how long was the entire hike? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried doing d=rt but there is no distance given here. I also tried 4x= 1.5x-1.5 but it yields the incorrect answer. If someone could help me understand how to do this I would greatly appreciate it! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the time to hike down be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time to hike up was x+1 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance down = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance up = 1.5(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both distances are same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x +1.5 =4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2.5x = -1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-1.5/-2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=0.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1=1.6 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total time = 2.2 hours or 2 hours 12 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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