document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906491>Question 906491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jane leaves her house and drives in a straight line at a speed of 60 mph. Her speed on the return trip is 70 mph. The trip back home takes 15 minutes less than the outbound trip. What was Jane's total travel time in hours? Assume both trips are in a straight line. Give your final answer as a simplified fraction. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I keep getting 1.75, or 1 3/4 but it is saying it is wrong. PLEASE HELP ASAP </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=549877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They want TOTAL trip not one way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*t=70*(t+-15/60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*t=70*t+-1050/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*t=70*t+-1050/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1050/60=70+60*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1050/60=10*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75=t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=1.75 hours one way<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.50+*1.75=3.25 or 3 1/4 hours for the trip <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance =60*1.75=105.0  miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance =70*1.5=105.0 miles<BR>\n" );
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