document.write( "Question 119061: Kelly has just enough money to rent a canoe for 2.5 hours. How far out on the lake can she paddle out and return if she paddles out at a rate of 3 km/hr and returns at a rate of 2 km/hr.
\n" ); document.write( "I can figure this out logically, but can't figure out how to write the equation \n" ); document.write( "
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Kelly has just enough money to rent a canoe for 2.5 hours. How far out on the lake can she paddle out and return if she paddles out at a rate of 3 km/hr and returns at a rate of 2 km/hr.
\n" ); document.write( "I can figure this out logically, but can't figure out how to write the equation
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\n" ); document.write( "Outward bound DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Distance = x km ; Rate = 3 kph ; Time = d/r = x/3 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Inward bound DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Distance = x km ; Rate = 2 kph ; Time = x/2 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "time + time = 2.5 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "x/3 + x/2 = 5/2
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 6 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 3x = 15
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 15
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3 km
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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