document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945085>Question 945085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family making a long trip drove 1/4 of the distance on the first day, 575 miles on the second day and 125 miles more than the first day on the third day. How long was the trip? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 575 miles on the second day and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 125 miles more than the first day on the third day. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long was the trip?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let d = total distance of the trip<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dist = day 1 + day 2 + day 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d + 575 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d + 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d + 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d = 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d = 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 2, get rid of the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 1400 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this for yourself, calculate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(1400) + 575 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(1400) + 125<BR>\n" );
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