document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628664>Question 628664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Donna is late for a sales meeting after traveling from one town to another at a speed of 32 mph. If she had traveled 4 mph faster, she could have made the trip in 1/2 hr less time. How far apart are the towns? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dfrazzetto><B>dfrazzetto(283)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dfrazzetto><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=dfrazzetto><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d = v*t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V1 = 32 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V2 = 32+4 = 36 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t1 = t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t2 = t - 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance is from one town to the other, so d1 and d2 are the same, set them equal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v1*t1 = v2*t2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32t = 36(t-1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32t = 36t - 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4t = 18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 4.5 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = v1*t1 = v2*t2 = 32(4.5) = 36(4) = 144 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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