document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146749>Question 146749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars are leaving the same parking lot at the same time are 3.2 miles apart after traveling 2.5 hours.  If they continue at the same rate and direction, how far apart will they be 2 hours later? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107192 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><B>BrittanyM(80)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><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=107192\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to solve this problem, all we need to know is the distance formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = RT\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance between the two cars is 3.2 and the time that it took for these cars to gain that distancse is 2.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.2 = R(2.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 1.28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, to find how far apart the cars will be two hours later, we add two to the initial time and plug in our rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = (1.28)(4.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives us a distance of 5.76 </SPAN>\n" );
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