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\n" ); document.write( " One car left Valdosta averaging 55 mph. and another car left Atlanta averaging 70 mph. They traveled toward each other on interstate 75 Atlanta is north of Valdosta by 300 miles. When did they meet if they both left at noon? How far south of atlanta did they meet?? \r
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One car left Valdosta averaging 55 mph. and another car left Atlanta averaging 70 mph. They traveled toward each other on interstate 75 Atlanta is north of Valdosta by 300 miles. When did they meet if they both left at noon? How far south of atlanta did they meet??
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\n" ); document.write( "let t = travel time of both cars, also be the time they meet if they left at noon
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\n" ); document.write( "when they meet the two will have traveled a total of 300 mi, write a dist equation
\n" ); document.write( "dist = speed * time
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\n" ); document.write( "55t + 75t = 300
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\n" ); document.write( "That's the time, it's easy to find the distance from Atlanta once you get that \n" ); document.write( "

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