document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117505>Question 117505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer drives to town at 40km/h, spends 1.5 hours in town and returns home travelling at 30km/h. If he has been away from home a total of 5 hours, how far is hes farm from town? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he only spent (5-1.5=3.5) hours driving.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore we have the following equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t=30(3.5-t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t=122.5-30t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t+30t=105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70t=105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=105/70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=1.5 hours or 1 hour 30 minutes for the trip to town.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5-1.5=2 hours for the return trip.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance to town is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40*1.5=60 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30*2=60 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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