document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=701905>Question 701905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How far can the members of a bicycling club ride out into the country at a speed of 12 mph and return over the same road at 8 mph if they travel a total of 10 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432670 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=432670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is simply Rate*Time=Distance, for two trips for which both trips are the same Distance.  Easiest solution process is to create a table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d be the distance ridden out in the country.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Format: RATE--------------Time---------------Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Out:____12---------------(?)  -----------------d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Return:__8---------------(??) ---------------d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can we fill in the missing 'question marks for time? They'll be expressions. Rate*Time=Distance, so then Time=Distance/Rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Format: RATE--------------Time---------------Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Out:    12---------------( d/12)  ---------------d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Return:  8---------------( d/8) -----------------d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total time given for both combined trips was 10 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F12%2Bd%2F8=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F12%2Bd%2F8=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,   Solve for d. </SPAN>\n" );
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