document.write( "Question 1163908: A bee flies at 12 feet per second directly to a flowerbed from its hive. The bee stays at the flowerbed for 16 minutes and then flies directly back to the hive at 8 feet per second. It is away from the hive for a total of 19 minutes.
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document.write( "(a)   The equation is so called \"time equation\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "           + 16*60 +  = 19*60  seconds\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  To determine the distance D, solve the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "           +  = 19*60 - 16*60 = 3*60,\r\n" );
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document.write( "     multiply both sides by 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "          2D + 3D  = 3*60*24\r\n" );
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document.write( "          5D       = 4320\r\n" );
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document.write( "          D        = 4320/5 = 864 ft.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "(c)   I just answered all questions.\r\n" );
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