document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107374>Question 107374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Patrick drove 3 hours to attend a meeting. On the return trip his spped was 10 miles per hour and the trip took 4 hours. What was his speed each way? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #78142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=78142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You know his speed on the return trip because it was given: 10 mph.  Now we need to find out how far he travelled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we need to rearrange our formula by dividing both sides by t, allowing us to say that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So he averaged 13 and 1/3 miles per hour on the trip to the meeting.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He must have been on the I405 in Los Angeles during rush hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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