document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041528>Question 1041528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Larissa took a trip from Brownsville to Montreal, a distance of 830 km. She traveled part of the way by bus and the rest of the way by plane. The bus averaged 40 km/h and the plane 500km/h. The whole trip took 3.5 h. How many hours did she spend travelling by bus </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656478 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=656478\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the amount of time traveled by plane. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500n+40(3.5-n)=830<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500n-40n+140=830<BR>\n" );
document.write( "460n=690<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Larissa traveled by plane for 1.5 hours, and by bus for 2 hours. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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