document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785523>Question 785523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Blake drives to work on the highway, he averages 45 mph. When he uses the local roads he averages 36 mph. The trip on the local roads is 3 miles shorter and takes 5 more minutes than the highway trip. How many miles long is the highway trip.<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 #477597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><B>xinxin(76)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><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=477597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X = # of miles of local road, according to the statement an equation can be written as: X + 3 = 45 * (X/36 - 5/60). Note that 5 minutes are converted to 5/60 hours in order to match the unit mph (miles per hour).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for X, get X = 27 miles. So the highway trip is 30 (=27 +3) miles long. </SPAN>\n" );
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