document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951425>Question 951425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim can ride his bicycle 72 miles in the same time Tim can ride his bicycle in 56 miles. Jims speed is 4 miles faster than Toms speed. How fast is Tim going? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist = 72 miles ; rate = x + 4 mph ; time = 72/(x+4) hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tim DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist = 56 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = 56/x hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72/(x+4) = 56/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72x = 56x + 56*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 56*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1/4)56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14 mph (Tim's rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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