document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=640682>Question 640682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Thomas drove his old truck to the city at a rate of 40 mi/hr and drove back home on the interstate at a rate of 60 mi/hr. The total trip took 6 hr. How far is Mr. Thomas's home from the city.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+40t+%2B60%286-t%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+40t+%2B60%286-t%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+17.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+17.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. I checked it and the answer was wrong. I'm not sure what to do. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr. Thomas drove his old truck to the city at a rate of 40 mi/hr and drove back home on the interstate at a rate of 60 mi/hr. The total trip took 6 hr. How far is Mr. Thomas's home from the city.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+40t+%2B60%286-t%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+40t+%2B60%286-t%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+17.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+17.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. I checked it and the answer was wrong. I'm not sure what to do.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It appears as though you wanted to do a distance equation, hence 40t + 60(……\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It should’ve been: 40t = 60(6 – t). This would’ve given you a time of 3.6 hours. You’d then need to multiply that 3.6 hours by 40 to get a distance of 144 miles, OR\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also multiply 60 by 2.4 (6 – 3.6) hours to get 144 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let distance of his home from the city be D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time equation: Time taken to travel to city, plus time taken to travel back home, equals total time, OR<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3D+%2B+2D+=+720 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3D+%2B+2D+=+720\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Multiplying by LCD, 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D, or distance of his home from the city = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=720%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"720%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28144%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28144%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check, I’m sure!!\r<BR>\n" );
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