document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=777491>Question 777491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car leaves a town at 100  kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 115  kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st Car DATA::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 100 km/hr ; time = x hrs ; distance = 100x km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd Car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 115 km/hr ; time = x-1 hrs ; distance = 115x-115 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x = 115x-115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23 hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1 = 22 hours (time for 2nd car to catch 1st)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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