document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=651801>Question 651801</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An aircraft carrier left the Pier 53 and traveled north. An container ship left 1 hour later traveling at 3km/h faster in an effort to catch up to the aircraft carrier. After traveling for 5 hours the container ship finally caught up. What was the aircraft carrier's average speed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A container ship left 1 hour later traveling at 3km/h faster in an effort to<BR>\n" );
document.write( " catch up to the aircraft carrier. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "After traveling for 5 hours the container ship finally caught up. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the aircraft carrier's average speed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = the carrier's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(s+3) = container ship's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the container catches the carrier, they will have traveled the same dist<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a dist equation; dist = time * speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The carrier traveled for 1 hr longer, 6 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s = 5(s+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s = 5s + 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s - 5s = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 15 km/hr is the carrier speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this by finding the distances<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carrier: 6(15) = 90 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Container: 5(18) = 90 km<BR>\n" );
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