document.write( "Question 388065: 1.if a piece of wood is 5cm longer than a second piece and 3/4 of the second piece is equal to the 3/5 of the first what is the length of the second piece?\r
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document.write( "D = r*t, In  2, 3, 4 distances are the same and questions are done similarly
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document.write( " 2. 8kmph*t = 5kmph*(3.25hr-t)  
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document.write( "solve for t 
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document.write( "    13kmpht = 5kmph*3.25hr
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document.write( "         t = 5*3.25/13kmph 
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document.write( "         t = 1.25hr     8kmph*1.25hr = 10km.  Total distance walked = 20km
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document.write( "5.   18*x = 16*(x+2) where x is the number of days
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document.write( "solve for x
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document.write( "   18x = 16x+ 32
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document.write( "     2x = 32
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document.write( "      x = 16 days    18/day*16days = 288 sweets
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document.write( "   288 = 16/day* 18days = 288
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