document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164984>Question 164984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My friend is driving 55 mph, West, on Interstate 90 and he started from his home which is 75 miles west of mine.  I leave at the same time, traveling West at a speed of 73 mph.  Write 2 linear equations (one for me and one for my friend) that relate our distances away from my home versus time.  (Hint:  draw a little picture or diagram)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not quit sure how to set this problem up and then work it out. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"My friend is driving 55 mph, West, on Interstate 90 and he started from his home which is 75 miles west of mine\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ d=55t+75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"I leave at the same time, traveling West at a speed of 73 mph\"  __  d=73t </SPAN>\n" );
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