document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436414>Question 436414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Oil tanker A leaves Corpus Christi, Texas heading due east toward St. Petersburg, Florida at a speed of 15 mph. At the same time, tanker B leaves St. Petersburg, Florida heading due west toward Corpus Christi, Texas at a speed of 29 mph. The distance between the two ports is 900 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. How far are the tankers from Corpus Christi when they meet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Write a compound inequality for the time interval during which they are within 110 miles of eachother.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #301937 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=301937\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tanker A due East		15	km/h		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tanker B due West		29	km/h		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance   		900	miles		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let time they meet be		x	hours		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tanker A due East	distance traveled	15	x	miles   	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tanker B due West	distance traveled	16	x	miles   	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time taken to meet is same					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combined speed=		44	mph		<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44	x	=	900		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=   	20.45	hours			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tanker A due East 15x=306.82 miles from Corpus Christi<BR>\n" );
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