document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175281>Question 1175281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Practice Age word  Problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alfonso went to the internet cafe traveling 6 mph and returned home traveling 10 mph. If the total trip took 8 hours, how long did Alfonso travel at each speed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "And yet a very different (and fast and easy) way to solve the problem, if a formal algebraic solution is not required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the speeds is 6:10 = 3:5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the distances both directions are the same, the times at the two speeds are in the ratio 5:3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 hours total divided in the ratio 5:3 means 5 hours one direction and 3 hours the other direction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance is 5 hours times 6mph = 30 miles, or 3 hours times 10 mph = 30 miles.<br><BR>\n" );
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