document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147168>Question 147168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two race cars are speeding around the racetrack at different speeds. One goes around the track in 2 minutes; the other goes around the track in 1½ minutes. How often does the faster car pass the slower car?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slow car goes 360º in 120 sec or 3° per sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fast car goes 360° in 90 sec or 4° per sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "every second the cars are traveling, the fast car gains 1°<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ when the fast car has gained 360° (in 360 sec) the cars will pass again\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the cars pass every 360 sec or 6 min </SPAN>\n" );
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