document.write( "Question 1201640: A cyclist decides to ride from bugibba to mellieha ,a distance of six kilometres .The average speed is x kilometres per hour .On his return journey from mellieha to bugibba he rides 12 kilometres per hour faster and completes the journey 15 minutes more quickly .Form and solve an equation in X(Ans =12km/hr)\r
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document.write( "Hey, you were on the right track: your equation \r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  - 0.25\r\n" );
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document.write( "was \"almost\" right. The error was only in the sign of 0.25 --- it should be +0.25.\r\n" );
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document.write( "When you write such equation, you should think, which term is greater:    or  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Obviously, the greater denominator produces the smaller fraction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, in order to have an equality, you should    0.25 of an hour;    subtract.\r\n" );
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