document.write( "Question 627413: From a point on a lake, two boats are driven in opposite directions, one at 9 mph and the other at 10 mph. In how many hours will they be 57 minutes apart? \n" ); document.write( "
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d=rt
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the boat that travels 9mph will travel .15 miles per minute.
\n" ); document.write( "\"9%2F1%2A1%2F60=9%2F60=.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "The boat that travels 10mph will travel .16 miles per minute.
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2F1%2A1%2F60=1%2F6=.16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, in order to get 57 minutes, we must take each boat's time from the origin and add those times.
\n" ); document.write( "\"T%281%29%2BT%282%29=57\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"T=D%2FR\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%281%29%2FR%281%29%2BD%282%29%2FR%282%29=57\"
\n" ); document.write( "R(1)=.15 miles per minute
\n" ); document.write( "R(2)=.16 miles per minute
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%281%29%2F.15%2BD%282%29%2F.16=57\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".16%2AD%281%29%2B.15%2AD%282%29=1.368\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%281%29=.15%2AT\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%282%29=.16%2AT\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".16%2A.15%2AT%2B.15%2A.16%2AT=1.368\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".048%2AT=1.368\"
\n" ); document.write( "T=28.5 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "But we want hours, so .475 hours
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