document.write( "Question 119375: john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
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john traveled 40 mph to his friends house
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\n" ); document.write( "Question: What was the total distance traveled?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let d = distance one way:
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Time at 40mph + time at 45 mph = 4 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "\"d%2F40\" + \"d%2F45\" = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply equation by; 40*45 = 1800; gets rid of the denominators:
\n" ); document.write( "1800*\"d%2F40\" + 1800*\"d%2F45\" = 1800(4)
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\n" ); document.write( "45d + 40d = 7200
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\n" ); document.write( "85d = 7200
\n" ); document.write( "d = \"7200%2F85\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = 84.7 miles, one way distance
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\n" ); document.write( "2*84.7 = 169.4 total miles
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\n" ); document.write( "\"84.7%2F40\" + \"84.7%2F45\" =
\n" ); document.write( "2.1175 + 1.88 = 3.997 ~ 4 hrs
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