document.write( "Question 893028: Sandy leaves a town traveling in her car at a rate of 40 miles per hour. One hour later, Monica leaves the same town traveling the same route at a rate of 50 miles per hour. How long will it take Monica to overtake Sandy? \n" ); document.write( "

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Monica travels for t hours of time, having left later, but moving faster than Sandy.
\n" ); document.write( "Each departed from the same place and after t hours are at the same distance.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "_______________speed_________time________distance
\n" ); document.write( "SANDY__________40____________1+t_________d
\n" ); document.write( "MONICA_________50_____________t__________d\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"40%28t%2B1%29=d=50t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40%28t%2B1%29=50t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%28t%2B1%29=5t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4t%2B4=5t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28t=4%29\"$
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