document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838544>Question 838544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when chris drives his car to work it takes 1/2 hour. when he takes the bus it takes 3/4 hour. the average rate of the bus is 12 mph less than his rate when driving. find the ditance he travels to work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use RT=D and fill in a data table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "__________________speed___________time_________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CAR_________________r_____________1/2__________r(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BUS_______________(r-12)__________3/4_________(r-12)(3/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The car and the bus method use the same distance to reach the same destination, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28r%281%2F2%29=%28r-12%29%283%2F4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28r%281%2F2%29=%28r-12%29%283%2F4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for the rate first, and then you can compute the distance.  Start the equation solving by multiplying both sides by 4:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the distance is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2836%281%2F2%29=highlight%2818%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2836%281%2F2%29=highlight%2818%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles  </SPAN>\n" );
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