document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=541144>Question 541144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave town at the same time going in opposite directions. One of them travels 55 mph and the other 65 mph. In how many hours will they be 150 miles apart? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: Everytime I try to solve this problem I get 1 hour and 25 minutes, but my teacher says this is the wrong answer. It would really help me if you could show the work for this problem so I know what I'm doing wrong. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354087 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=354087\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One car speed = 55 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another car speed = 65 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are going away from each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add up their speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=120 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 150 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time = d/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 150/120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 15/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 5/4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1.25 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0.25 hours is not 25 minutes)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0.25 hours = 0.25 *60 = 15 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 hour 15 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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