document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565865>Question 565865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> boats are 600 miles apart. They  begin traveling toward one another at the same time. Boat A is traveling at 25 MPH and boat B is traveling at 35 MPH. Use this information to anwer the follow questions. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. After how much time do the boats meet? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. How far are they from where Boat A started?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. After 12 hours how far apart are the 2 boats?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "They are traveling toward each other so they are approaching each other at the sum of their speeds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  Distance equals rate times time, so time equals distance divided by rate.  Divide the starting distance by the sum of their speeds to get the time it takes for them to meet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  Distance equals rate times time.  Multiply the time answer to a) by the speed of boat A to get the distance traveled by A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  Subtract the answer to part a) from 12 to get the amount of time since the two boats passed each other.  Distance equals rate times time.  Multiply the sum of their speeds by the time since they passed each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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