document.write( "Question 914160: Alan drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took
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document.write( " hours. When Alan drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took
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document.write( " hours. If his average rate was
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document.write( "21
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document.write( " miles per hour faster on the trip home, how far away does Alan live from the mountains?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #554927 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ( average rate ) = ( total distance ) / ( total time ) \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "The distance from the mountains is 1/2 the \n" ); document.write( "total distance \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Alan lives 136.5 miles from the mountains\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |