document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=479080>Question 479080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the 888 mile trip to the mountains took three times as long as the 280 mile trip to the ocean. if the speed to the ocean was 4 mph less than the speed to the mountains, find both speeds and both times </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #328283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=328283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mountain distance =888 miles-- speed = x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "time (mountain)= 888/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ocean distance = 280 miles - let speed be x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time (ocean)= 280/(x-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time ( mountain)= 3*time(ocean)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "888/x= 3(280/(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "888(x-4)=3*280*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "888x-3552=840x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x=3552<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3552/48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 74 mph => mountain speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ocean speed => 70-4=70 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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