document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24563>Question 24563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> New York City and Washington DC are about 240 mile apart.  A car leaves New York City at noon traveling directly south toward Washington DC at 55 miles per hr.  At the same time and along the same route, a second car leaves Washington DC bound for NYC traveling directly north 45 miles per hr.  How far has each car traveled when the drivers meet for lunch at 2:24 p.m.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13081 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=13081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45x+55x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know that the trip now took 2.4h, now to find the distance, but mulitplying each cars' speed by 2.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45(2.4) = 108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55(2.4) = 132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the car with the speed of 45mph travelled 108 miles and the car with the speed of 55mph travelled 132 miles.<BR>\n" );
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