document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772637>Question 772637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car and a truck are 245 miles apart traveling towards each other until they meet. The car averages 65 miles per hour and the truck averages 55 miles per hour. The truck started one hour after the car. After how long do the two automobiles meet? How many miles will each automobile have traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #471016 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=471016\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Time difference between truck and car travel times is 1 hour.  Car began trip before the truck.  Truck time is x and car time is 1+x.  \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "VEHICLE__________speed___________time____________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CAR______________65______________x+1_____________65(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TRUCK ___________55_______________x______________55x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total____________________________________________245 miles\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Equation to use from this data is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2865%28x%2B1%29%2B55x=245%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2865%28x%2B1%29%2B55x=245%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is most of the solution; to analyze the data, assign necessary variables, and develop the needed equation.  x is the unknown travel time for the truck.  Solve for x and then you can use rate*time=distance to find distances each vehicle traveled until meeting.  This is also shown as \"formulas\" under the distance-column. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );