document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=428243>Question 428243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two motorbikes leave Atlanta, Georgia at the same time, one traveling north at the speed of 50 miles per hour and the other south at a rate of 55 miles per hour. After how many hours will they be 420 miles apart?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x miles is the distance traveled north.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55x miles is the distance traveled south.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set the equation: 50x+55x=420 => 105x=420 => x=4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: After 4 hours the motorbikes are 420 miles apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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