document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874694>Question 874694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cars A and B travel down the same road. A's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is r km/h and B's speed is s km/h (A's speed is less than B's)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When will B overtake A? t=A's time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both cars are d km's apart.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a and b start toward each other how much later will they meet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=527634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are asking two different questions.  I will help for your first question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basic Rule is RT=D for rate, time, distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%3Cs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%3Cs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Car B at speed s must close the initial separation of d kilometers, since car B is d kilometers behind car A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "________________speed_________time_________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car A____________r_____________t___________rt-d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car B____________s_____________t___________st\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think about the description above the data table, and how the information is arranged in the data table; and when you are comfortable, you can continue looking at the arithmetic solution steps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When car B reaches and overtakes car A, mostly the focus on the rate of approach, relying just on the two rates, r and s.<BR>\n" );
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