document.write( "Question 850865: Fred left Atlanta traveling 65mph. Alyssa, to catch up, left some time later driving 74mph. Alyssa caught up after 9hours. How long was Fred driving before Alyssa caught up? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #512464 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Start a stop watch when Fred leaves Atlanta
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+t+\"$ = time on stop watch when Alyssa
\n" ); document.write( "catches Fred
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+d+\"$ = the distance that both of them traveled
\n" ); document.write( "until Alyssa catches Fred
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\n" ); document.write( "Fred's equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+d+=+65t+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Alyssa's equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+d+=+74%2A9+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+d+=+666+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+d+=+65t+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+666+=+65t+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+t+=+10.246+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Fred drove for 10.246 hrs before
\n" ); document.write( "Alyssa caught up
\n" ); document.write( "Hope I got it\r
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