document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41861>Question 41861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each day, Jason walks to his office at a constant rate.  One-third of the way he passes a bank and three-fourths of the way to work he passes a store.  At the bank his watch reads 6:52am and at the store it reads 7:02am.  At what time was Jason halfway to his office. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for any help   I don't know where to start. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27551 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><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=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us suppose that the distance of the office from his starting is 'x' km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, when Jason passes the bank he has traveled <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, when he passes the store he has traveled <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the distance between the bank and the store is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2F4+-+x%2F3=5x%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F4+-+x%2F3=5x%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When Jason passes the bank, time is 6:52 am and when he passes the store the time is 7:02 am.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, he traveled this <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km (distance between bank and store) in 10 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[Since time from 6:52 to 7:02 is 10 mins.]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, Jason travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km in 10 mins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, he travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F%285x%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F%285x%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or he travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2Fx%29%2A%28x%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2Fx%29%2A%28x%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mins = 12 mins.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, Jason travels half the distance to his office in 12 mins or in other words is halfway on his walk to office in 12 mins. </SPAN>\n" );
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