document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785824>Question 785824</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man walks from one town to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "another in 5 1/2 hrs. Had he<BR>\n" );
document.write( "walked 1/4 of a km faster, he<BR>\n" );
document.write( "would have reached his destination<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 2/3 minutes earlier. Find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance b/w the two towns and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate at which he walked. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477734 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=477734\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man walks from one town to another in 5 1/2 hrs. Had he<BR>\n" );
document.write( "walked 1/4 of a km faster, he would have reached his destination<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 2/3 minutes earlier. Find the distance b/w the two towns and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate at which he walked.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let his rate be x km/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.5-0.61 =4.89 hours ( time taken after increasing sped)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance is same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=rt\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.5x = (x+1/4)*4.89\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.5x=4.89x+1.22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.5x-4.89x=1.22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.61x=1.22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 11 km </SPAN>\n" );
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