document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960721>Question 960721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man drove at the rate of 50 km an hour while outside a city and 30 km an hour while within the city. If a trip of 33 km took him 54 minutes, how much of the trip was outside the city? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=distance traveled outside the city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33-x=distance traveled within the city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 min=54/60=9/10 hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcd:150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "135=3x+165-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how much of the trip was outside the city? 15 km </SPAN>\n" );
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