document.write( "Question 298692: pat and jeff walked to the dock at 3 miles per hour, jumped into the boat, and motored into Dillion at 11 miles per hour. If the total distance was 44 miles and the trip took 6 hours in all, how far did they go by boat ? \n" ); document.write( "
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pat and jeff walked to the dock at 3 miles per hour, jumped into the boat, and motored into Dillion at 11 miles per hour. If the total distance was 44 miles and the trip took 6 hours in all, how far did they go by boat ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "rate of boat = 11mph
\n" ); document.write( "time taken by boat = x/11
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\n" ); document.write( "total distance =44 miles\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "walking distance = 44-x
\n" ); document.write( "rate of walking = 3 mph\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time walked = 44-x / 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/11 + 44-x / 3 = 6 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+11(44-x) / 33 =6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+484 -11x =33*6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-8x=198-484\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-8x= -286\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=35.75 miles -- distance by boat.\r
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