document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68690>Question 68690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Arianna took 2hours longer to drive 360 miles on the first day of a trip than she took to drive 270 miles on the second day. If her spped was the same both days what was the driving time each day? Here is what I came up with. Can you help me figure this out? Thank you in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "270/t = 360/t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270(t+2)=360t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270t + 540 = 360t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "540 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "270/t = 360/t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270(t+2)=360t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270t + 540 = 360t <<<<<<<<<<< subtract 270t both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "540 = 120 <<<<<<<<< you went wrong this part <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Correction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "540 = 90t   << divide both sides by 90 to solve for t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 6 mi./hr  <<<<<<<< speed on the second day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 2 = 8 mi./hr <<<<<< speed on the first day </SPAN>\n" );
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