document.write( "Question 389708: Dr.Cortez spent 30 minutes driving from home to the Seaview hospital. this was 12 minutes less than twice the time it took him to drive home. how long did it take him to drive home \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #276232 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "I. Assigning the variable       
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document.write( "Let x represent the time it took to drive 'back home'
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document.write( "II.Writing as we Read*** 
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document.write( " 30min = 2x - 12min
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document.write( "  III.solving for x
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document.write( "     42min = 2x
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document.write( "      21min = x, the time it took to drive 'back home'\r
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document.write( "IV. CHECKING Our Answer***
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document.write( "  30min = 2*21min - 12min = 44min - 12min = 30min
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