document.write( "Question 619181: a man travels in a motorized boat at the rate of 15 kph from his barrio to the city and comes back at the rate of 12 kph. if his total time of travel is 3 hrs. find the distance from the barrio to the city \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "a man travels in a motorized boat at the rate of 15 kph from his barrio to the city and comes back at the rate of 12 kph. 
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document.write( "if his total time of travel is 3 hrs. find the distance from the barrio to the city
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document.write( " D = rt   OR    D/r = t
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document.write( "     |Multiplying thru by 60 so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "   4x + 5x = 180
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document.write( "    9x = 180
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document.write( "     x = 20mi, the distance from the barrio to the city \n" );
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