document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420981>Question 420981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling opposite directions. Each is traveling 22 mph. How long will it take for them to be 110 mi apart? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "applying the distance formula: d = rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) traveled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22x + 22x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100/44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.273 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 hours and 16 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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