document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=365807>Question 365807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a salesperson is late for a meeting after traveling from one town to another at a speed of 32 mph. If she had gone 4 mph faster, she could have made the trip in one-half hour less time. How far apart are the towns? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #260730 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=260730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the distance between towns be x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time  = distance /speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = x/32 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4mph faster<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = x/36 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/32-x/36 =1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(36x-32x)/32*36= 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=1/2 * 36*32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=576<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=144 miles the distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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