document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=713058>Question 713058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Steve drove 190 mi from Atlantic City to Easton. After the first 130mi he became tired and decided to decrease his speed by 5 mi/h. What was his speed before that if the entire trip took 3 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438272 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=438272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Enter information in this table from the problem description.  Some information is not directly given and we may need some or all of it.  We'll find out as we go.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Condition___________Rate___________Time_____________Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alert_______________r______________(__)______________130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tired_______________r-5____________(__)______________(__)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL______________________________ 3_________________190\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The missing times and distance are easy enough to calculate.  Times are by distance/rate=time.  Missing distance for \"tired\" is by difference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Condition___________Rate___________Time_____________Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alert_______________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >______________(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=130%2Fr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"130%2Fr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)____________130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tired_______________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >____________(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F%28r-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F%28r-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)__________(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL______________________________ 3_________________190\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The most sensible way to continue from the completed table is use the sum of the times.<BR>\n" );
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