document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=609620>Question 609620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this, I don't understand <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A sales executive traveled 72 miles by car and then an additional 840 miles by plane. The rate of the plane was five times faster than the rate of the car. The total time of the trip was 5 hours. find the rate of the plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what I tried was setting it up like this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72/x +840/5x=912\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I put 912 because I just added the miles given, please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #383835 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=383835\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r=rate of car, 5r=rate  of plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=d/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72/r + 840/5r = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360+840=25r multiply each side by 5r.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25r=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=48 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r=240 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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