document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159352>Question 159352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane crashes 330 miles from shore. The survivors climb in a raft and drift toward shore at 4 mph. A coast guard ship was sent to find them at the same moment they began to drift. The ship travels at 80 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) How long until the ship meets the raft?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How far from the shore are they? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How long until the ship meets the raft?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How far from the shore are they?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) The combined speed is 4 mph + 80 mph = 84 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "330/84 = 55/14 hours = 3 hours & 55.7 mins<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) The boat travels 80 mph for 55/14 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance = 80*55/14 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 314.29 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW, that's a damn fast boat. </SPAN>\n" );
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