document.write( "Question 897558: I need help solving this problem. It is 11:00 am when you leave point A. You stop for a 30 minute lunch break at point B, then you drive the rest of the way to your destination at point C, which is twice the distance you drove from point A to point B. You drive at an average speed of 50 mph for the trip from point A to point B, and you drive an average of 60 mph from point B to point C. If you arrive at point C at 1:43 pm, what is the total distance you drove \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #544203 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for A to B: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Equation for B to C: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "also, \n" ); document.write( "11 AM to 1:43 PM is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "By substitution: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You drove 124.6875 miles \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "close enough\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |