document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906945>Question 906945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A duck and a chicken are walking to school. One way, the trip takes 2 hours for the duck and 3 hours for the chicken, since the chicken lives 40 miles farther away than the duck. The chicken travels 5 mph faster than the duck. Find their average rates of travel. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550105 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550105\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Average speed is ( total distance ) / ( total time )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance duck has to travel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+%2B+40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+%2B+40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance chicken has to travel<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Duck's rate of travel:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chicken's rate of travel:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+d+%2B+40+%29+%2F+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+d+%2B+40+%29+%2F+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+d+%2B+40+%29+%2F+3+=+d%2F2+%2B+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+d+%2B+40+%29+%2F+3+=+d%2F2+%2B+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A%28+d+%2B+40+%29+=+3d+%2B+30+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A%28+d+%2B+40+%29+=+3d+%2B+30+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2d+%2B+80+=+3d+%2B+30+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2d+%2B+80+=+3d+%2B+30+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+%2B+40+=+90+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+%2B+40+=+90+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The duck's average rate is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%2F2+=+50%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%2F2+=+50%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%2F2+=+25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%2F2+=+25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The chicken's average rate is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+d%2B40+%29+%2F+3+=+90%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+d%2B40+%29+%2F+3+=+90%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+d%2B40+%29+%2F+3+=+30+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+d%2B40+%29+%2F+3+=+30+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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