document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989553>Question 989553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi - I'm trying to work through this Alegebra word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"In October 2011, Ed Carptenter won the Kentucky Indy 300 with a time of 01:42:02 for the 300-mi race. At one point, Carpenter was 20 mi closer to the finish than to the start. How far had Carpenter traveled at that point?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's what I thought:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=x*102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=102x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.34 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's what I thought:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=x*102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=102x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.34 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 miles closer to the finish is 10 miles past the 1/2 way point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 160 miles done, 140 to go.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or the hard way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = miles to go<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = miles traveled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d + t = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d - t = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2d = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 160 </SPAN>\n" );
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