document.write( "Question 1188476: Mr. Thimas drove his old truck to the city at a rate of 40mi/hr and drove back home on the interstate at 60mi/hr. The total trip took 6 hours. How far is Mr. Thomas's home from the city \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Mr. Thimas drove his old truck to the city at a rate of 40mi/hr and drove back home
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document.write( "Let d be one way distance (which is the unknown value under the problem's question).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the total time equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "     +  = 6  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, multiply both sides by 120.  You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3d + 2d = 6*120\r\n" );
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document.write( "      5d    = 720\r\n" );
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document.write( "       d    = 720/5 = 144 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The distance is 144 miles.\r\n" );
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