document.write( "Question 1166176: żAfter a sailboat had been on the water for 2 h. A change in the wind direction reduced the average speed of the boat by 2 mph. The entire distance sailed was 60 mi. The total time spent sailing was 4 h. How far did the sailboat travel in the first 2h? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "2 hours at the average speed of x miles per hour\r\n" );
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document.write( "and 2 hours at the speed of (x-2) mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The distance equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x + 2*(x-2) = 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x       - 4 = 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x           = 60 + 4 = 64\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x           = 64/4 = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The distance under the question was  2*16 = 32 miles.\r\n" );
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