document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282932>Question 282932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> City A is 60 miles East of City B.  A car leaves city a traveling East at 30 mph and at the same time a car leaves city B traveling East at 60 mph.  How long will it take the car leaving from city B to catch the car leaving from city A.\r<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 #205472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> City A is 60 miles East of City B.  A car leaves city a traveling East at 30 mph and at the same time a car leaves city B traveling East at 60 mph.  How long will it take the car leaving from city B to catch the car leaving from city A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the time that both cars take to cover their respective distances be T. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the distance the car (Car A) leaving city A will cover is 30T, since it's traveling at 30 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the distance the car (Car B) leaving city B will cover is 60T, since it's traveling at 60 mph \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since Car B will travel 60 more miles than Car A, then we will have: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30T = 60T - 60  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30T - 60T = - 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-30T = - 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-60%29%2F-30+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-60%29%2F-30+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, it'll take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours for the car leaving city B to catch up with the car leaving city A.  </SPAN>\n" );
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