document.write( "Question 898332: Two cars leave a city, one traveling east and the other west. The car going east is traveling at 60 mph and the car going west is traveling at 62 mph. How long will it take for them to be 427 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #544752 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Think of this a s one car moving at the
\n" ); document.write( "sum of their speeds and the other
\n" ); document.write( "standing still
\n" ); document.write( "\"+let+%7B%7B%7B+t+\" = time in hours
\n" ); document.write( "\"+427+=+%28+60+%2B+62+%29%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+427+%2F+122+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+3.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "it will take them 3.5 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+60t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+60%2A3.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+210+\" mi
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+62t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+62%2A3.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+217+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+210+%2B+217+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+427+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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