document.write( "Question 345156: Jaun drives to work. Because of traffic conditions, he averages 22 miles per hour. He returns home averaging 32 miles per hour. The total travel time is 2 1/4 hours. Wtie and solve and equation to find the time Jaun spends driving to work.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #247173 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Juan drives to work. Because of traffic conditions, he averages 22 miles per hour. \n" ); document.write( " He returns home averaging 32 miles per hour. \n" ); document.write( " The total travel time is 2 1/4 hours. \n" ); document.write( " Write and solve an equation to find the time Juan spends driving to work. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "change 2 1/4 hrs to 2.25 hrs \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let t = time required driving to work \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "(2.25-t) = time required returning from work \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Both trips are equal distances, write a dist equation: dist = speed * time \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "22t = 32(2.25-t) \n" ); document.write( "22t = 72 - 32t \n" ); document.write( "22t + 32t = 72 \n" ); document.write( "54t = 72 \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t = 1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "you can confirm this, find the distances using \n" ); document.write( "22*1.33 = \n" ); document.write( "32(2.25-1.33) =\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "they should be about equal \n" ); document.write( " |