document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592584>Question 592584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On her way back from the amusement park Sally was going 80 miles per hour when she passed a parked highway patrol car.  By the time she was half a mile past the patrol car, the officer was chasing her at 100 miles per hour.  If these rates remain constant, how long did it take the officer to overtake Sally?  Write an equation to represent this situation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376002 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Catch up distance = 0.5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "catch up speed = 100-80 mph = 20 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time = d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time = 0.5/20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time = 1/40 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 1.5  minutes  before the patrol catches up with her </SPAN>\n" );
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