document.write( "Question 355207: two cars are driving on same highway. car a is 5 miles ahead of car b and is travling at 45 miles per hour. car b is traveling at 55 miles per hour. how many minutes will it take for car b to catch up with car a? thank you \n" ); document.write( "

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Rate*Time=Distance
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"D%5Ba%5D=5%2B45%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"D%5Bb%5D=55%2At\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"10t=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t=0.5\"$ hr
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28t=30%29\"$ minutes \n" ); document.write( "

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