document.write( "Question 398964: A car leaves a town at 60 miles per hour. How long will it take a second car, traveling at 70 miles per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "second car leaves 1 hour later
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document.write( "Let x and (x-1hr)represent the times traveled by the first and second car respectively 
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document.write( "Question states*** (Note: Distance traveled will be the same.  D = r*t
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document.write( " 60mph(x) = 70mph(x-1)
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "     70mph = 10mph(x)
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document.write( "       x = 7hr, time traveled by first car.
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document.write( "It will take the second car 6 hrs to catch it
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 60mph*7hr = 70mph*6hr \n" );
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