document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985826>Question 985826</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a motorboat leaves a harbor and travels at an average speed of 15 mph toward an island. The average speed on the return trip was 10 mph. how far was the island from the harbor if the total trip took 5 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let &nbsp;<B>L</B>&nbsp; be the distance from the starting point to the ending point in miles. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Motorboat spent &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >&nbsp; hours for the way forward and &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >&nbsp; to return back.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In total, &nbsp;it is &nbsp;5&nbsp; hours. &nbsp;It gives you an equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve it. &nbsp;The common denominator is 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282L%29%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282L%29%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283L%29%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283L%29%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2L + 3L = 5*30,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5L = 150,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=150%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"150%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 30 miles. \r<BR>\n" );
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