document.write( "Question 1139679: Mr. Abernathy had to go to truth or consequences, New Mexico. On the way there, he encountered all kinds of problems, so his speed was a measly 45 mph. On the way back, he followed the same route, but this time he was able to travel at a speed of 63 mph. If the total round trip took 12 hours, how many hours did it take for Mr. Abernathy to drive from his house to Truth and Consequences, New Mexico? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let \"t\" be that time under the question, in hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the time to go back is 12-t hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have this \"distance\" equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    45*t = 63*(12-t)\r\n" );
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document.write( "saying the the distance \"to there\" is the same as the distance back.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    45t = 63*12 - 63t\r\n" );
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document.write( "    45t + 63t = 63*12\r\n" );
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document.write( "    t =  = 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  7 hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Truth or Consequences (T or C) is a city in and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. \r\n" );
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document.write( "    In 2012, the population was 6,411. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.\r\n" );
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