document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46563>Question 46563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone show me step by step how to do this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Word Problem:Science and medicine. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Ariana took 2 hours longer to drive 360 mi on the first day of a trip than she took to drive 270 mi on the second day. If her speed was the same on both days, what was the driving time each day? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30843 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30843\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d=rt [Basic formula for distance]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d1=rt and d2=rt [Solve for the rate (r) or speed]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d1/t=r and d2/t=r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d1/t=d2/t [Both rates are equal]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(360)/(t+2) = (270)/(t) [Plug-in the values]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(360)(t+2) = (270)(2) [Solve for \"t\"][Cross-multiply]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360t = 270t+540 [Simplify]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360t-270t=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90t/90=540/90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First day: t+2=6+2=8 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second day: t = 6 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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