document.write( "Question 1060240: I drove to my parents' house at 60 miles per hour. If I had driven 50 miles an hour instead, then I would have gotten there 40 minutes later. How many miles did I drive? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #675217 by josgarithmetic(39615) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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RT=D Constant Travel Rate Rule\r
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document.write( "                 SPEED       TIME       DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "DONE              60          t            d\r\n" );
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document.write( "HYPTHETICAL       50         t+2/3         d\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Same distance but different speeds and times.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60t=50%28t%2B2%2F3%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now evaluate $\"d=60t\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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