document.write( "Question 1128025: An executive would arrive 10.0 min early for an appointment if traveling at 60.0 mi/h, or 5.0 min early if traveling at 45.0 mi/h. How much time is there until the appointment?
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document.write( "Let D be the distance to travel, in miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the time traveling at the speed of 60 mph is   hours,\r\n" );
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document.write( "while the time traveling at the speed of 45 mph is   hours. \r\n" );
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document.write( "We are given that the difference    -    is 10 minutes - 5 minutes = 5 minutes =  of an hour:\r\n" );
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document.write( "      -   = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your basic equation, and the setup is just DONE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve the equation, multiply its both sides by  180.  You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4D - 3D = 15,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    D = 15    miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The appointment is scheduled at   hours + 10 minutes = 15 minutes + 10  minutes = 25 minutes counting from the time\r\n" );
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document.write( "the executive starts his journey.\r\n" );
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