document.write( "Question 624670: Wilbur left the hardware store and traveled toward the recycling plant at an average speed of 33km/h. Mary left 2 hours later and traveled in the same direction but with an avg. spd. of 55km/h. How long did Wilbuer travel before Mary caught up?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When I solved this, I got the time that Wilbur traveled before Mary caught up to him. But I am not sure if the phrase \"How long did Wilbuer travel before Mary caught up?\" is asking for the distance or the time. Any answers?
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Wilbur left the hardware store and traveled toward the recycling plant at an average speed of 33km/h.
\n" ); document.write( " Mary left 2 hours later and traveled in the same direction but with an avg. speed of 55km/h.
\n" ); document.write( " How long did Wilbur travel before Mary caught up?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = W's travel time
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\n" ); document.write( "(t-2) = M's travel time
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\n" ); document.write( "When M catches W they will have traveled the same distance from the store.
\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation
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\n" ); document.write( "M's dist = W's dist
\n" ); document.write( "55(t-2) = 33t
\n" ); document.write( "55t - 110 = 33t
\n" ); document.write( "55t - 33t = 110
\n" ); document.write( "22t = 110
\n" ); document.write( "t = 110/22
\n" ); document.write( "t = 5 hrs W's travel time when M caught up; which is what they are asking for
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\n" ); document.write( "We can check this by finding the distance each traveled, they should be the same
\n" ); document.write( "55(5-2) = 165 km
\n" ); document.write( "33(5) = 165 km \n" ); document.write( "
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