document.write( "Question 612616: Two cars leave the origin; one goes north at 35 mph and the other goes south at 50 mph. After how many hours will they be 500 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "
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Two cars leave the origin; one goes north at 35 mph and the other goes south at 50 mph. After how many hours will they be 500 miles apart?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = time (hours) traveled
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\n" ); document.write( "distance traveled north is 35t
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\n" ); document.write( "35t + 50t = 500
\n" ); document.write( "85t = 500
\n" ); document.write( "t = 500/85
\n" ); document.write( "t = 5.88 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "t = 5 hours and 53 minutes
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