document.write( "Question 635016: Karen traveled 640 miles by boat and returned by plane. She spent 42 hours traveling on the trip. If the plane is 20 times faster than the rate of the boat, find each rate. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #400044 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+t+\"$ = time spent traveling by boat
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+42+-+t+\"$ = time spent traveling by plane
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+r+\"$ = rate by boat
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+20r+\"$ = rate by plane
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for boat:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+640+=+r%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+640+=+20r%2A%28+42+-+t+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+640+=+840r+-+r%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+640+=+840r+-+640+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+1280+=+840r+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You can finish. Find $\"+r+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and $\"+20r+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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