document.write( "Question 485368: a man drives regularly from his office to his home when he drives 36 kph he arrives home 3 minutes late than usual. When he drives 45 kph he arrives 3 minutes earlier than usual. Find his usual and the distance from his office to his home? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #332009 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a man drives regularly from his office to his home when he drives 36 kph he arrives home 3 minutes late than usual. \n" ); document.write( " When he drives 45 kph he arrives 3 minutes earlier than usual. \n" ); document.write( " Find his usual driving time, and the distance from his office to his home? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let t = his usual driving time \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Change 3 min to hrs. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a dist equation, Dist = speed * time \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "45(t-.05) = 36(t+.05) \n" ); document.write( "45t - 2.25 = 36t + 1.8 \n" ); document.write( "45t - 36t = 1.8 + 2.25 \n" ); document.write( "9t = 4.05 \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t = .45 hrs which is; .45(60) = 27 minutes, his normal driving time \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Find the distance when he is 3 min early (24 min) \n" ); document.write( "45* \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check the distance when he is 3 min late (30 min) \n" ); document.write( "36* \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Summarize, 27 min normal drive time, 18 km is the distance \n" ); document.write( " |