document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549443>Question 549443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave town at the same time going in the same direction on the same road. One travels 30 mi/h and the other travels 46mi/h. In how many hours will they be 72 miles apart </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so subtract speeds to get effective speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "46-30=16 km/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "every hour they will be separated by 16 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 72/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=4.5 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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