document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=941459>Question 941459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bob drove from home to work at 50 miles per hour.  After work traffic was heavier and he drove home at 45 miles per hour.  His drive time to and from work wa 1 hour and 16 minutes. How far does bob live from work? solve </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " After work traffic was heavier and he drove home at 45 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " His drive time to and from work was 1 hour and 16 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How far does bob live from work? solve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let d = the distance one-way to and from work <BR>\n" );
document.write( "change 1 hr 16 min to hrs. 1 + 16/60 = 1.267 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation; time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.267<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 450 to get rid of the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 450*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.267(450)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9d + 10d = 570<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19d = 570<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 570/19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 30 miles to work<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this by finding the the actual time eahc way<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30/50 = .6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30/45 = .667<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total = 1.267 </SPAN>\n" );
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