document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=775609>Question 775609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a boy walks from his house to school at 4 km/h, he reaches the school 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. However if he walks the rate of 3 km/h he reaches 10 minutes late. The distance of the school from his house is </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #473013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=473013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The required time to make his trip is x, in hours.  When he is early using 4 km/hour, time is x-1/6.  When he is late at 3 km/hour time is x+1/6.  Whether early or late, the trip is the same distance.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Traveling to school, rate*time=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 minutes = 1/6 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Early:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x-1%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x-1%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Late:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2B1%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2B1%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equal Distance:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284%28x-1%2F6%29=3%28x%2B1%2F6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284%28x-1%2F6%29=3%28x%2B1%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=x=1%2F2%2B2%2F3=%283%2B4%29%2F6=highlight%287%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F2%2B2%2F3=%283%2B4%29%2F6=highlight%287%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%261%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%261%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 hour 10 minutes if he were to be \"on-time\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOW FAR FROM HOME TO SCHOOL?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick either early or late expression and compute the value.  </SPAN>\n" );
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