document.write( "Question 1145371: Rajee drove from Newark, NJ, to New Brunswick during rush hour at an average speed of 30 miles per hour, and then drove back the same way at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. If the round trip took 1 hour and 15 minutes, how many miles is Rajee's one-way trip from New Brunswick to Newark, NJ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let \"d\" be one way distance under the question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then    is the driving time in one direction, in hours, while\r\n" );
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document.write( "        is the driving time in other direction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total \"time\" equation is  \r\n" );
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document.write( "     +  =    hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, multiply both sides by 60.  You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2d   +  d = 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3d        = 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "     d        = 25 miles.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.    +  =  +  =  =  hours.   ! Correct !\r\n" );
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