document.write( "Question 1091184: The owner of a sailboat takes passengers to an island 5 miles away. A sailboat averages 9 miles per hour when using sails and about 14 miles per hour when using its motor.\r
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document.write( "a. Write an equation that shows the number of minutes the sailboat can use its sails and motor to get to the island.\r
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document.write( "b. Graph the equation \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #705577 by josmiceli(19441) You can put this solution on YOUR website! In words: \n" ); document.write( "[ mi/min with sail ] x [ min sailed ] + [ mi/min with motor ] x [ min with motor ] = [ distance traveled ] \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Here's the plot: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |