document.write( "Question 987388: How many miles do you live from school if when you drive 45 mph you arrive 1 minute early and when you drive 40 mph you arrive 1 minute late
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you drive to school at the speed of  45 mph,  your speed is  \"45%2F60\"  miles per minutes,  and you spend  \"L%2F%28%2845%2F60%29%29\"  minutes to get school.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you drive to school at the speed of  40 mph,  your speed is  \"40%2F60\"  miles per minutes,  and you spend  \"L%2F%28%2840%2F60%29%29\"  minutes to get school.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2F%2840%2F60%29\" - \"L%2F%2845%2F60%29\" = 2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2860%2AL%29%2F40\" - \"%2860%2AL%29%2F45\" = 2,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283L%29%2F2\" - \"%284L%29%2F3\" = 2,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9L - 8L = 12,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L = 12 miles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer.  The distance from home to school is  12 miles.\r
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