document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575260>Question 575260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following by setting up an appropriate equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 cars traveling at a constant speed- one at 60 mph and the other at 70 mph- start at the same time from the same point traveling in the same  direction. After how many hours will the distance between them be 40 mi? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist = speed * time <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so let time =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 * x - 60 * x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x you get 4 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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