document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638441>Question 638441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me sove this problem? It is, \"Matt traveled to his friends house and back. The trip there took 4 hours, the trip back took 6 hours. He averaged 20 mph faster on the trip there then on the trip back. Find his average speed on the out going trip.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I pulled out all the information that I could like what it's really asking and all the times and the mph. But then I got stuck. I've had problems with word problems for awhile but especially time and mixtures </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Matt traveled to his friends house and back. The trip there took 4 hours, the trip back took 6 hours. He averaged 20 mph faster on the trip there then on the trip back. Find his average speed on the out going trip.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of outgoing trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-20=speed of trip back<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed (same for outgoing and trip back))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=6(x-20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=6x-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of outgoing trip=60 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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