document.write( "Question 943221: chuck and dana agree to meet in chicago for the weekend. Chuck travels 276 miles in the same time that dana travels 246 miles. If chuck's rate of travel is 5 mph more than dana's, and they travel the same length, at what speed does chuck travel? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #575043 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Chuck's rate is \"276%2Ft+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Dana's rate is \"+246%2Ft+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+276%2Ft+=246%2Ft+%2B+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "I can set up a ratio:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+276%2F246+=+%28%28+246%2Ft+%2B+5+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+246%2Ft+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+246%2Ft+%29%2A%28+46%2F41+%29+=+246%2Ft+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5t+=+246%2A%28+46%2F41+%29+-+246+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5t+=+246%2A%28+46%2F41+-+41%2F41+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5t+=+246%2A%28+5%2F41+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+246%2F41+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+6+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Chuck's rate is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+276%2Ft+=+276%2F6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+276%2F6+=+46+\"
\n" ); document.write( "46 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "Dana's rate is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+246%2Ft+=+246%2F6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+246%2F6+=+41+\"
\n" ); document.write( "41 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+276%2Ft+%29+%2F+%28+246%2Ft+%29+=+%28+246%2Ft+%2B+5+%29+%2F+%28+246%2Ft+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+46+%2F+41+=+%28+41+%2B+5+%29+%2F+41+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+46+=+41+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+46+=+46+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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