document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787298>Question 787298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help.  I know that this has to do with time, Distance and rate, but I am having a problem setting up this problem and where do I put the X.  Shannon drove 45MPH to her sister vanessas house, she stayed for lunch which was 1 1/2 hours, then shannon drove home at 55MPH.  The whole trip including lunch was 4 hours.  How far does shannon live from vanessa?<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 #478164 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=478164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You just account for time and rely on movement using rate*time=distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%2Ah=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%2Ah=d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for rate, time in hours, distance in miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by r and have:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=d%2Fr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=d%2Fr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time traveling was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-1%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-1%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Times for going and returning are unknowns, x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45*x+55*y= distance that you do not know, say d.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=2%261%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=2%261%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, your problem is incomplete.  You have THREE variables but only TWO equations.   </SPAN>\n" );
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