document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952551>Question 952551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you leave your house and walk for half an hour at a speed of 3 miles per hour. then you run for 15 minutes at a speed of 7 miles per hour. you are now halfway to town. write and solve an equation to find the distance from your house to town. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you leave your house and walk for half an hour at a speed of 3 miles per hour. then you run for 15 minutes at a speed of 7 miles per hour. you are now halfway to town. write and solve an equation to find the distance from your house to town.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "***<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x= distance from house to town<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(1/2)+7(1/4)=x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2+7/4=x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/4+7/4=x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13/4=x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26/4=6.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from house to town=6.5 miles </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );