document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268701>Question 268701</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car A left city X traveling 60 mph.2 hours later a car B leaves City X, traveling the same road at 70 mph. When will car B reach car A? How far will each car have traveled?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I really need help putting this into an equation then I will be able to solve it myself. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #196893 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=196893\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is an RTD problem. Here is a table based on the given information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cars . . . . . . . . . rate . . . . . . . . .time . . . . . . . . distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. . . . . . . . . . . .60. . . . . . . . . . x . . . . . . . . . . . .60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . .x -2 . . . . . . . . . 70x - 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the distances are equal, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x = 70x - 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 70x to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10x = -140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will take 14 hours for B to reach A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*14 = 840 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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