document.write( "Question 119375: john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
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document.write( "on the return trip back home he traveled 45 mph
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document.write( "It took him 4hrs round trip
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document.write( "Question: What was the total distance traveled?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #87611 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! john traveled 40 mph to his friends house \n" ); document.write( "on the return trip back home he traveled 45 mph \n" ); document.write( "It took him 4 hrs round trip \n" ); document.write( "Question: What was the total distance traveled? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let d = distance one way: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Time at 40mph + time at 45 mph = 4 hrs \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Multiply equation by; 40*45 = 1800; gets rid of the denominators: \n" ); document.write( "1800* \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "45d + 40d = 7200 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "85d = 7200 \n" ); document.write( "d = \n" ); document.write( "d = 84.7 miles, one way distance \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2*84.7 = 169.4 total miles \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check our solution: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2.1175 + 1.88 = 3.997 ~ 4 hrs \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |