document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582334>Question 582334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorcycle breaks down and the rider must walk the rest of the way to work. The motorcycle was being driven at 45mph, and the rider walks at a speed of 6mph. The distance from home to work is 25miles, and the time for the trip was  2hr. How far did the motorcyle go before it broke down? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The motorcycle was being driven at 45mph, and the rider walks at a speed of 6mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The distance from home to work is 25miles, and the time for the trip was 2hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How far did the motorcycle go before it broke down?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = distance rode on the motorcycle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(25-m) = distance he walked<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ride time + walk time = 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2F45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2F45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2825-m%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2825-m%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by LCM of the denominators, 90 will do it, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m + 15(25-m) = 90(2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2m + 375 - 15m = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m - 15 m = 180 - 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13m = -195<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13m = 195<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 195/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 15 mi on the motorcycle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this by finding the actual times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/45 = .33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/6  = 1.67<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tot time: 2 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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