document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176137>Question 176137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sara drived off going west at a speed of 40 miles per hour.Now 2 hrs later, Jay decides to go after her and takes off at a speed of 90miles per hour. How long after Sara left will it be when Jay catches her?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now 2 hrs later, Jay decides to go after her and takes off at a speed of 90miles per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long after Sara left will it be when Jay catches her?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sara DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 40 mph ; time = t hrs; distance = rt = 40t miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jay DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 90 mph ; time = t-2; distance = rt = 90(t-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance <BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t = 90(t-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t = 90t - 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 18/5 = 3.6 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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