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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A motorcycle breaks down and the rider has to walk the rest of the way to work.The motorcycle was traveling at 45 mi/h , and the rider walks at a speed of 6 mi/h. The distance from home is 25 miles, and the total time for the trip was 2 hours. How far did the motorcycle go before it broke down? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = distance the motorcycle traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then (25-x) = distance he walked<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation; Time = distance/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Motor cycle time + walking time = 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/45 + (25-x)/6 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply equation by 90 to get rid of the denominators, you then have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 15(25-x) = 90(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 375 - 15x = 180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 15x = 180 - 375<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-13x = -195<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -195/-13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = +15 miles by motorcycle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we know the poor guy walk 25 - 15 = 10 miles!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check using the time:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/45 + 10/6 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 + 5/3 = 6/3 = 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this make sense to you? </SPAN>\n" );
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