document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252777>Question 252777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> question 1:joe and janna leave home at the same time traveling in opposite directions. joe drives 45 miles per hour and janna drives 40 miles per hour. in how many hours will they be 510 miles apart?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But you even comment that they are different topics.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Keep to the same topic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "both distances will total 510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the times will be the same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45x+40x=510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85x=510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 5 just to make the numbers smaller (not a necessary step)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=102/17=6 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45*6+40*6=510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270+240=510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 45 mph joe went 270 miles and janna went 240 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 6 hours they were 510 miles apart.<BR>\n" );
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