document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43073>Question 43073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to check my math on this one. I always put the answers in the wrong order:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two rainstorms occurred in one week in a certain area. The first storm lasted  20 hours, and the second storm lasted 40 hours, for a total 1800mL  of rain. What was the rate of rainfall for each of the two storms if the sum of the two rates was 55mL per hour?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st storm ____ mL per hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd storm ____ mL per hour </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28076 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28076\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the first rainfall be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the second rainfall be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=55-x (subsitution)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+40y=1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+40(55-x)=1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20x=-400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=55-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the first rainfall was 20mlph and the second one was at 35mlph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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