document.write( "Question 947776: Milan drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 7 hours. When Milan drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 4 hours. If his average rate was 27 miles faster on the trip home, how far does Milan live from the mountains?
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______________________rate___________time______________distance
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"average rate was 27 miles faster on the trip home,\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"average rate was 27 miles-per-hour faster on the trip home,\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28r%2A7=d%2C%28r%2B27%29%2A4=d%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=d%2F7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into the BACK equation.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d%2F7%2B27%294=d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d%2B27%2A7%29%2A4=27d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4d%2B27%2A28=27d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27%2A28=23d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=27%2A28%2F23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28d=32%2620%2F23%29\"-------YES!!! THIS IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HOME AND MOUNTAINS.
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