document.write( "Question 1135013: Simon drove from Town A to Town B at an average speed of 55kph. His journey back to town A using the same route took 3 hours longer because he averaged only 40 kph. How long did it take him to drive from town A to Town B? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #752527 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = distance between towns in km
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = time to go from A to B in hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+%2B+3+\" = time to go from B to A in hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Going from A to B
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+55t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Going from B to A:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+40%2A%28+t+%2B+3+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+55t+=+40t+%2B+120+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+15t+=+120+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "It took 8 hrs to go from A to B
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+55%2A8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+440+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+40%2A11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+440+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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