document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=770904>Question 770904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem as fast as you can. Your effort is appreciate. :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~Carolyn drove from her home to school at 40 mph and was 10 minutes late. The next day she drove to school at 60 mph and was 10 minutes early. How far is far Carolyn's school from her home?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P.S. when u help me can you please please send answer,explanation and how you get the answer. Thank you!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #469843 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=469843\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carolyn drove from her home to school at 40 mph and was 10 minutes late. The next day she drove to school at 60 mph and was 10 minutes early. How far is far Carolyn's school from her home?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the required time to reach be t hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed = 40 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 minutes = 10/60 hours = 1/6 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Actual time taken = with speed of 40 mph = t+1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance = speed * time <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part II<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed = 60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = t-(1/6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=distance+=+60+%2A+%28t-%281%2F6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"distance+=+60+%2A+%28t-%281%2F6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2A%28t%2B%281%2F6%29%29=+60+%2A%28t-%281%2F6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2A%28t%2B%281%2F6%29%29=+60+%2A%28t-%281%2F6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance is same. so equate distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40((6t+1))=60(6t-1))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "240t+40=360t-60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "360t-240t=60+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120t=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 100/120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 5/6 hours \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D= 40*(5/6 +1/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=40 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from home = 40 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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