document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=912620>Question 912620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start from 110 feet away, a person on a bicycle rides toward a checkpoint and then passes it. The rider is traveling at a constant of 30m feet per second. The distance between the bicycle and the checkpoint is given by the equation d=(110-30t). At what times is the bike 40 feet away from the checkpoint? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 foot = 0.3048 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 110*0.3048 - 30t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|110*0.3048 - 30t| = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t (2 times, approaching & departing) </SPAN>\n" );
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