document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862759>Question 862759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wilma drove at an average speed of 35 mi/h from her home in City A to visit her sister in City B. She stayed in City B 20 hours, and on the trip back averaged 45 mi/h. She returned home 42 hours after leaving. How many miles is City A from City B <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 #519928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=519928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wilma drove at an average speed of 35 mi/h from her home in City A to visit her sister in City B. She stayed in City B 20 hours, and on the trip back averaged 45 mi/h. She returned home 42 hours after leaving. How many miles is City A from City B .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total driving time=42-20=22 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=travel time Wilma drove from home to city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22-x=travel time Wilma drove from city to home<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time (equal in both directions)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35x=45(22-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=990-45x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x=990<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x&#8776;12.38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x&#8776;433<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many miles is City A from City B ? 433 </SPAN>\n" );
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