document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575237>Question 575237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one travel 55 mph and the other travel 45 mph in opposite directions. How long will it take them to travel a total distance of 240 miles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It depends on what you mean by \"total distance.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, how far apart are they at the start?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you mean when they'll be 240 miles apart and start from the same point:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speeds are added when going in opposite directions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 + 45 = 100 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r = 240/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.4 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you mean something else, you'll have to specify. </SPAN>\n" );
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