document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204655>Question 204655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A truck leaves a hotel at 45 mph to go to the airport which is exactly 1 hour away. When it is half way there,a taxi starts from a hotel starting at 50 mph for the airport. How far is the taxi from the airport when the truck reaches the airport? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it takes 1 hour to get to the airport, at a speed of 45 mph, it follows that the distance from the hotel to the airport is 45 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the truck gets to the half way point, it has traveled 22.5 miles, and for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour. Therefore, it has to travel for another <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour to get to the airport.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since at the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > way point, the truck has to travel another <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour to get to the airport, then the taxi will also travel for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the taxi’s speed is 50 mph, and it will take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour to get to a specific point, at which time the truck would’ve reached the airport, then the distance traveled by the taxi, at 50 mph, and traveling for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour would be: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%2A%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%2A%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which equals 25 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since by the time the truck gets to the airport, the taxi has traveled 25 miles, and since the distance to the airport is 45 miles, it follows that the taxi will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (45 – 25) miles from the airport when the truck reaches the airport. <BR>\n" );
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