document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957778>Question 957778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I am having trouble figuring out the correct equation to form from the following word problem: A bus travels 87.5 kilometers to another town at a speed of 72.0 kilometers/hour. What must be its return rate if the total speed for the round trip is to be 2.50 hours? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please help me form the equation necessary to solve this problem? I can solve equations, I just have trouble forming them from word problems. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jodie  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please help me form the equation necessary to solve this problem? I can solve equations, I just have trouble forming them from word problems.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=return rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=87.5%2F72%2B87.5%2Fx=2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"87.5%2F72%2B87.5%2Fx=2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "lcd:72x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "87.5x+87.5*72=72x*2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "87.5x+6300=180x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92.5x=6300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=68.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "return rate=68.1 km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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