document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=906964>Question 906964</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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* You are supposed to get 55 mph for the duck and 60 mph for the chicken as the answer but I cannot figure out how my teacher got these solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550112 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=550112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2*55=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*60=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-110=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The chicken is 40 miles farther not 70 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either you gave the wrong information or the teacher is wrong\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*t=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r*2=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r+5)*3=d+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r+15=2r+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=25 mph for the duck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that is power walking!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+5=30 mph for the chicken.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*25=50 miles for the duck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*30=90 miles for the chicken  </SPAN>\n" );
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