document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271381>Question 271381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dr. Pepper left Oakville at 9am. and drove the central city at 60km/h. H. Salt left Oakville at 11am and traveled the same route to Central City. If both men arrived in  Central City at 4pm, at what rate did H. Salt travel? .. please i cannot find a way to write the equations needed! please help..? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><B>Stitch(470)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><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=198707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you need to find out how far they had to travel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance = velocity * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You were give Dr. Pepper velocity (rate) at 60km/h.  And you were also given the time he left and the time he arrived. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr. Pepper left at 9am and arrived at 4pm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it took Dr. Pepper 7 hours to get there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For Dr. Pepper: D = V*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D+=+%2860km%2F1h%29+%2A+7h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D+=+%2860km%2F1h%29+%2A+7h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > notice that the hours canceled out and you are left with distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So know we have the distance that both men had driven.  Now we need to see how long H. Salt was driving.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If he left at 11am and arrived at 4pm, then he drove 5 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for H. Salt: D = V*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=420km+=+V+%2A+5h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"420km+=+V+%2A+5h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 5h<BR>\n" );
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