document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101910>Question 1101910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family vacation trip took 12 hours. Of the total, 4/5 was in car and 1/5 was in boat, and the car traveled 5 times as fast as the boat. How much more time, in hours, was spend in the boat than the car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #716593 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=716593\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Grammatically, the problem states that 4/5 and 1/5 are time. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, the question itself indicates that more time was spent in the boat which contradicts that premise.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the problem contradicts itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/5*12=48/5 =9 3/5 hrs=9:36 hrs time in car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5*12=12/5= 2 2/5 hrs=2:24 hrs  time in boat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9:36-2:24= 7:12 hrs more in the car than in the boat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way to calculate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5-1/5=3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5*12=36/5= 1/5= 7:12 hrs more in the car than in the boat </SPAN>\n" );
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