document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825685>Question 825685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MATH PROBLEM: SUE TRAVELS AT A RATE OF 42 MPH.  BOB TRAVELS AT A RATE OF 58 MPH AND REACHES HIS DESTINATION 4 HOURS EARLIER THAN SUE.  HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE EACH PERSON TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS?  HOW FAR IS THE TRIP TO THEIR GRANDPARENTS HOUSE? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497540 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=497540\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the distance be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time taken by Sue = x/42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time taken by Bob = x/58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time Sue = Time Bob + 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/42= x/58 +4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/42-x/58 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "58x-42x= 4*58*42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x= 4*58*42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=4*58*42/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=29*21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 609 miles distance to grandpa's house\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can calculate time by the formula t= d/r for each of them </SPAN>\n" );
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