document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499953>Question 499953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From Franklin Springs, GA to Dallas, TX it is 877 miles. Assume one third of the trip you travel 75 mph, another third 70 mph, and the last third 65 mph. How long will it take you to get there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337921 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=337921\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d=rt is the basic distance equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 877<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 75 mph for 1/3 of trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 70 mph for 1/3 of trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 65 mph for 1/3 of trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = (877/3)/75 + (877/3)/70 + (877/3)/65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 12.5714042 hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average speed:  877 miles / 12.5714042 hr = 69.7614989 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that it is close to 70 mph, but it is not = 70 mph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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