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document.write( "You didn't state which way you were traveling.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you're moving away, it's good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that y increases with x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Asking when you'll be 300 miles away implies you're traveling towards home.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> d = 600 - 65x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 = 600 - 65x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 300/65 = 60/13 hours<BR>\n" );
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