document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=553300>Question 553300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! I need help on this word problem that I don't really understand. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A car leaves Oakland and travels South at 60mph. At the same time another car leaves and travels North at 30mph. Write and solve a system of linear equations that can be used to determine when cars are 150 miles apart.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know how to do this problem so if you can, may you please show me the steps so i can actually know how to do it myself too? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 #360782 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=360782\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the time t taken to be 150 miles apart is the same, since they start at the same time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "south car 60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "north car = 30 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since they are moving away add up speeds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=90 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150= 90 t </SPAN>\n" );
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