document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657354>Question 657354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a car leaves at a speed of 25 mph and travels ten minutes then another car leaves from the same place at 35 mph when will the second car overtake the first car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><B>kevwill(135)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><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=kevwill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After 10 minutes of traveling at 25 mph, the first car is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+mph%2A10+minutes%2A%281+hour%2F60+minutes%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+mph%2A10+minutes%2A%281+hour%2F60+minutes%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%261%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%261%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles from the starting point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second car is traveling 10 mph faster than the first car, so we need to find out how long it will take the second car to make up the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%261%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%261%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > distance at 10 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=speed+=+distance+%2F+time ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"speed+=+distance+%2F+time\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can derive <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=time+=+distance%2Fspeed ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"time+=+distance%2Fspeed\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pluging in distance = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%261%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%261%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles and speed = 10 mph gives us\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=time+=+4%261%2F6+miles+%2F+10+mph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"time+=+4%261%2F6+miles+%2F+10+mph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours = 25 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second car will catch up to the first car 25 minutes after the second car leaves the starting point, or 35 minutes after the first car leaves the starting point.<BR>\n" );
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