document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288775>Question 288775</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandy leaves a town traveling in her car at a rate of 45 miles per hour. One hour later, Monica leaves the same town traveling the same route at a rate of 50 miles per hour. How long will it take monica to overtake sandy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209270 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209270\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the hour head start Sandy went 45 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Monica will be gaining 5 miles an hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45/5=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will take Monica 9 hours without her cell phone to catch up to Sandy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45*(t+1)=50t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45t+45=50t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=5t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45/5=t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=t<BR>\n" );
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