document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965445>Question 965445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jamie recently drove to visit her parents who live<BR>\n" );
document.write( "420 miles away. On her way there her average speed was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 miles per hour faster than on her way home (she ran into some bad weather). If Jamie spent a total of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 hours driving, find the two rates.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #590129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=t0hierry><B>t0hierry(194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=t0hierry><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=t0hierry><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=590129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed2 = spead1 + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She drives 420 miles both way that is 840 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = distance over speed <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 420/s + 420/(s+24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12 - 420/s) = 420/(s+24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12s - 420)(s+24) = 420s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12s + 420*24 + 12 s^2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2 + 840 + s = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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