document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60110>Question 60110</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh>Elementry and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Richard drove his rig at ‘x’ mph for 3 hours, then increased his speed to (x + 15) mph and drove 2 more hours. Write a polynomial that represents the total distance that he traveled. How much distance he covered if x = 45 Mph? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = rate times time, d=rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":Polynomial<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(x)=3x+2(x+15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(x)=3x+2x+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(x)=5x+30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d(45)=5(45)+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(45)=225+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(45)=255 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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