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document.write( "A car travels from one town to another at a speed of 32 mph.  If it had gone 4 mph faster, it could have made the trip in 1/2 hour less time.  How far apart are the towns?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate = 32 mph ; distance = x miles ; time = d/r = x/32 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New Car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate = 36 mph ; distance = x miles ; time = d/r = x/36 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATIOn:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "old time - new time = 1/2 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/32 - x/36 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(36x-32x)/32*36 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = (32*36)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8*18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 144 miles (distance between the towns)<BR>\n" );
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