document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878872>Question 878872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elsa drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 8 hours. When she drove home, there was no traffic and the trip took 6 hours. If her average rate was 16 mph faster on the trip home, how far away does Elsa live from the mountains? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=rate of speed on the way to the mountain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+16=rate of speed on the way home<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*rate of speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x=6(x+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=6x+96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=8*48=384<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how far away does Elsa live from the mountains? 384 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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