document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175044>Question 175044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carlos leaves Los Angeles on a cross-country car trip at 8:00 AM. He averages 50 Miles per hour. Juanita plans to take exactly the same route, but does not leave 9:00 AM. He averages 60 miles per hour. Develop a diagram or table to determine at what time Juanita will pass Carlos.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "READ- the problem and break it into parts to solve it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DEVELOP- a diagram or table to help solve the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EXPLAIN- why you solved the problem as you did.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WRITE- your answers in the space provided.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand the table/diagram part. Can you please answer this question and also show me what table/diagram it means? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><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=130137\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The table shows the distance travelled buy each person for each period of time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time       Distance travelled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           Carlos  (starts at 8:00 AM)        Juanita<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9:00 AM    50 miles (1 hour at 50 mph)        0 miles (starts at 8:00 AM)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10:00 AM   100 miles (2 hours at 50 mph)      60 miles  (1 hour at 60 mph)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11:00 AM   150 miles (3 hours at 50 mph)      120 miles (2 hours at 60 mph)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "noon       200 miles (4 hrs at 50 mph)        180 miles (3 hrs at 60 mph)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1:00 PM    250 miles (5 hrs at 50 mph)        240 miles (4 hrs at 60 mph)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You continue building the table until Carlos and Juanita have traveled the same number of miles.  Note as the two cars get closer the change in time (I have used 1 hour in the table above)that you make your calculation of the distance traveled should get smaller (30 minutes, then 15 minutes, etc)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that this helps.     </SPAN>\n" );
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