document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=955649>Question 955649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hitch hiker begins to walk along a straight road at the rate of 6 mph to the next town, which is 36 miles away. after 10 minutes  a car picks him up and an hour and a quarter after being picked up he is in town. how far was the car traveling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is 25 mph, but can you show me how to solve it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #583814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=583814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hitch hiker begins to walk along a straight road at the rate of 6 mph to the next town, which is 36 miles away.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " after 10 minutes a car picks him up and an hour and a quarter after being picked up he is in town.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how far was the car traveling?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = the distance the car traveled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write a dist equation; dist = time*speed (time in hrs)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hiking dist + car dist = 36 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*6  +  d = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + d = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 36 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 35 miles traveled by car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You said something about 25 mph, find the speed of the car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35/1.25 = 28 mph is the speed of the car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm our solution by finding the distance each traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/60 * 6 = 1 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25 * 28 = 35 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total dist: 36 mi<BR>\n" );
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