document.write( "Question 584141: If Ali travels to his school at the speed of 5 mph, he is late by 20 min. If he travels at the speed of 6 mph, he is late by 4 min. What is the distance between Ali's home and his school ( in miles) ?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #372695 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! r*t=d \n" ); document.write( "5*(t+20/60)=6*(t+4/60) \n" ); document.write( "5*(t+1/3)=6*(t+1/15) \n" ); document.write( "5t+5/3=6t+6/15 \n" ); document.write( "5t+25/15=6t+6/15 \n" ); document.write( "t=19/15 \n" ); document.write( "5*(19/15+20/60)=8 miles \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "6*(19/15+4/60)=8 miles\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |