document.write( "Question 1142987: Hi\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a student goes to school at 2.5km/hr and arrives 6 minutes late. If he travels at 3km/hr he arrives 10 minutes early.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What is the distance to the school.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #763737 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+t+\" = time in hrs it takes when the
\n" ); document.write( "student arrives on time
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = the distance in km to the school
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+2.5%2A%28+t+%2B+6%2F60+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+2.5t+%2B+.25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+3%2A%28+t+-+10%2F60+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+3t+-+.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2.5t+%2B+.25+=+3t+-+.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.5t+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Plug this result back into (1) or (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+3%2A1.5+-+.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+4.5+-+.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The distance to school is 4 km
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+2.5t+%2B+.25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+4+=+2.5%2A1.5+%2B+.25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+4+=+3.75+%2B+.25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+4+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4+=+3%2A1.5+-+.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4+=+4.5+-+.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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