document.write( "Question 428272: A vintage car leaves Des Moines,Iowa traveling at the rate of 45 miles per hour.One hour later a faster car sets out from the same town to overtake the first.At what rate must the faster car travel in order to overtake the first in 5 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
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A vintage car leaves Des Moines,Iowa traveling at the rate of 45 miles per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "One hour later a faster car sets out from the same town to overtake the first.
\n" ); document.write( "At what rate must the faster car travel in order to overtake the first in 5 hours?
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\n" ); document.write( "Faster Car DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "time = 5 hrs; rate = x mph ; distance = 5x miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Vintage DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "rate = 45 mph ; time = 6 hrs: distance = rt = 6*45 = 270 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = distance
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 270
\n" ); document.write( "x = 54 mph (rate of the faster car)
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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