document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242532>Question 242532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tyler takes a bus from the police station and heads south at a rate of 35mph. Anthony gets in his car 2 and a quarter hours later and drives in the same direction at a rate of 41 mph. How long will it take anthony to catch up to tylers bus?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is 13 hours and 8 minutes right. Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since they are going in the same direction, distances are equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means rate(time) = rate(time)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is your equation and you solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35x = 41(x + 1/4) </SPAN>\n" );
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