document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=557203>Question 557203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom and Jeri are playing with two remote control cars on a straight track.  Tom's car goes 2 feet in one second.  Jeri's car travels 8 feet every 3 seconds.  Tom and Jeri start their cars at the same time on opposite ends of the track towards each other.  If the track is 70 feet long, how many seconds will it take for the cars to collide? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Tom's car goes 2 feet in one second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jeri's car travels 8 feet every 3 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Tom and Jeri start their cars at the same time on opposite ends of the track towards each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the track is 70 feet long, how many seconds will it take for the cars to collide?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tom's car speed: 2 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed of Jeri's car =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft/sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time in seconds for the two cars to collide<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation: dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >t = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply thru by 3 to get rid of the denominator, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6t + 8t = 3(70)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14t = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=210%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"210%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15 sec for them to meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*2 = 30 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*(8/3) = 40 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total dist 70 ft<BR>\n" );
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