document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904675>Question 904675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Car A is traveling at 60 mph, and Car B is traveling at 40 mph. Car B is 5 miles ahead of Car A. After how many minutes and miles will they meet up? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548845 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=548845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> gaining speed 60 -40= 20 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "headstart  40*0.125 =5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time to catch up 5/20=0.25 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time to catch up =15 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "algebraic solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40(t+0.125)=60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t+5.0=60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.0=60t-40t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.0=20t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25=t\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( ".25*60=15 miles  to catch up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The car at 60 mph is going a mile a minute,\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );