document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748267>Question 748267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tim and James started riding their bicycles together from the same location at the same time, going in the same direction. Tim's rate of speed is 8 mph, and James's rate of speed is 6 mph. How long will it take for Tim and James to be 10 miles apart? What do the constant and coefficients represent in the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D+10=8T OR <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=8T-10 FOR THE 10 MPH BIKER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=6T FOR THE 5 MPH BIKER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SET THE DISTANCE EQUATIONS EQUAL & SOLVE FOR T.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6T=8T-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6T-8T=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2T=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=-10/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=5 HOURS ANS. </SPAN>\n" );
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