document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=835081>Question 835081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars start from the same point and travel in different directions. the car traveling west leaves 1 hour (earlier/later) than the car traveling east. the eastbound car travels 40 mph, and the westbound travels 60 mph. When they are 240 miles apart, how long had they traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "40x+60(1+x)=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x+60+60x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x+60=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.8 hours at 40 and 2.8 hours at 60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40x+60(x-1)=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x-60+60x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x-60=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 hours at 40=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1 =2 hours at 60=120\r<BR>\n" );
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