document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903630>Question 903630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You and your family are traveling to a football game. You and your mother leave at 8:00 A.M. Your dad leaves at 9:30 A.M. If your mother drives at an average rate of 50 miles per hour, and your dad drives at an average of 65 miles per hour, when will he pass her? Suppose the game is 205 miles away. Who will get there first? What time will your dad get there? What time will your mom get there?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548213 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548213\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> gaining speed 65 -50= 15 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mom's headstart  50*1.5 =75 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time to catch up 75/15=5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance to meeting 5*65=325 miles <BR>\n" );
document.write( "dad will never catch her<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=205<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.1 hour 4 hours 6 minutes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:06:00 pm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dad<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x=205<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.15 hours = 3 hours 9 minutes 13 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 12:39:13 pm\r<BR>\n" );
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