document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46783>Question 46783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bike leaves @ 8:00 am traveling at 10 mph.  A car leaves, heading in the same direction @ 11:00 am traveling at 50 mph.  How many minutes after 11:00 will the car overpass the bike.  The computer program gives the answer of 45 minutes, but I can't figure out how?  Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=saltzy57><B>saltzy57(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=saltzy57><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok after 3 hrs, the bike will have travelled 30 miles and now the car starts at 50 mph...we can write this equation as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30 + 10x = 50x  solving for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 3/4 of an hour or 45 mins </SPAN>\n" );
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