document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604575>Question 604575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave town at the sime time traveling in opposite dirrections. One travels 70 mi/h and the other 55 mi/h. In how many hours will they be 250 miles apart? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">     Two cars leave town at the sime time traveling in opposite dirrections. One travels 70 mi/h and the other 55 mi/h. In how many hours will they be 250 miles apart?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "apply the distance formula of d=rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = time (hours) traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x + 55x = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125x = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 250/125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 hours </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );