document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982009>Question 982009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An actress has to be on set, which is 21 miles away at 7am. If she wakes up at 5:30 am and does her make up for 48 minutes, how fast must she drive to get on to work on time? * step by step method please! THX! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602872 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=602872\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add 5:30 to 0:48 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5:30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6:18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So she does her makeup, and when that is finished, she takes off at 6:18 am.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time difference from 6:18 am to 7:00 am is 42 minutes, which is 42/60 = 0.7 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She must drive 21 miles for 0.7 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = unknown<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the equation d = r*t to solve for r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21 = r*0.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21/0.7 = r*0.7/0.7  <font color=\"blue\">divide both sides by 0.7 to isolate r</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30 = r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She must drive at least <font color=\"red\">30 mph</font> to make it on time. I put \"at least\" in there to mean that if she drives faster than 30 mph, then she'll have a bit of time to spare.  </SPAN>\n" );
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