document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159578>Question 1159578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> dick sets out on a hike. after walking for a while at 5 miles per hour, he discovers he has forgotten his lunch. a passing truck takes him home at 20 miles per hour. when he gets home he finds that he has lost exactly 1 hour. how far had he walked? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #782621 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=782621\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance is speed * time=5 mph *x =20 mph (1-x), since the two times add up to 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=20-20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.8 hours which at 5 mph is 4 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "trip back takes 0.2 hours which at 20 mph is 4 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He walked 4 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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