document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329312>Question 329312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me. No matter how hard I try I can't solve this problem. Write an equation for the problem and solve. An airplane flies from New Orleans, Louisiana to Atlanta, Georgia, at an average rate of 350 miles per hour. The airplane then returns at an average rate of 250 miles per hour. The total travel time is 3 hours. Find the flying time from New Orleans to Atlanta. Thank you so much. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance+=+Rate%2A+Time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance+=+Rate%2A+Time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Time+=+Distance+%2F+Rate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Time+=+Distance+%2F+Rate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told the total time is 3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You also know the distance is the same going both ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the time at 350mph be given by t (in hours)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the time at 250 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the distances are the same we know that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate%5B1%5D%2ATime%5B1%5D+=+Rate%5B2%5D%2ATime%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate%5B1%5D%2ATime%5B1%5D+=+Rate%5B2%5D%2ATime%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350t+=+250+%283+-+t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350t+=+250+%283+-+t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350t+=+750+-+250t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350t+=+750+-+250t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=600t+=+750 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"600t+=+750\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+750%2F600+=++1.25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+750%2F600+=++1.25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours which is about 75 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chekc your answer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 350*1.25 = 250 * (3-1.75)}}} </SPAN>\n" );
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