document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228135>Question 228135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car leaves a city and travels east at 50 mph.  Two hours later another car traveling at 90 mph leaves the same city in pursuit of the first car. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many miles from the city will the second car overtake the first?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=169411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D=RT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=50*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=90(T-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SET THE 2 DISTANCES EQUAL & SOLVE FOR T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50T=90(T-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50T=90T-180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50T-90T=-180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-40T=-180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=-180/-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=4.5 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST CAR LEAVE THE SECOND CAR WILL OVERTAKE IT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50*4.5=90(4.5-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225=90*2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225=225 </SPAN>\n" );
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