document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054442>Question 1054442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok so I have the first couple parts of it already figured out but I am stuck on this one section.. its a long question but I only need help on the one part of it, so here it goes...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You planned a trip with your best friend from college. You had only 4 days for your trip and planned to travel x hours each day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first&#8203; day, you stopped for sightseeing and lost 3 hours of travel time. The second&#8203; day, you gained 1 hour because you did not stop for lunch. On the third&#8203; day, you traveled well into the night and doubled your planned travel time. On the fourth&#8203; day, you traveled only a fourth of the time you planned because your friend was sick. You averaged 50 miles per hour for the first 2 days and 56 miles per hour for the last 2 days. Complete parts a through f.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many&#8203; hours, in terms of&#8203; x, did you travel the first 2&#8203; days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2 hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. How many&#8203; hours, in terms of&#8203; x, did you travel the last 2&#8203; days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Express the total&#8203; distance, D, traveled over the 4 days as a symbolic rule in terms of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=226x-100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.  Write a symbolic rule that expresses the total&#8203; distance, y, you would have traveled had you traveled exactly x hours each day at the average speeds indicated above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=___ mi\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D is what I need help with! Thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #669663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=669663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You planned a trip with your best friend from college. You had only 4 days for your trip and planned to travel x hours each day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first&#8203; day, you stopped for sightseeing and lost 3 hours of travel time <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3 hrs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second&#8203; day, you gained 1 hour because you did not stop for lunch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 hrs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third&#8203; day, you traveled well into the night and doubled your planned travel time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fourth&#8203; day, you traveled only a fourth of the time you planned because your friend was sick.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4 hrs <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You averaged 50 miles per hour for the first 2 days and 56 miles per hour for the last 2 days. Complete parts a through f.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many&#8203; hours, in terms of&#8203; x, did you travel the first 2&#8203; days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2 hr <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. How many&#8203; hours, in terms of&#8203; x, did you travel the last 2&#8203; days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.25x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Express the total&#8203; distance, D, traveled over the 4 days as a symbolic rule in terms of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=226x-100 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. Write a symbolic rule that expresses the total&#8203; distance, y, you would have traveled had you traveled exactly x hours each day at the average speeds indicated above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 50(2x)+56(2x) mi  = (50+56)2x = (106)*2x = 212x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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