document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936459>Question 936459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Merrill drives from Dallas to St.Louis. The length of the trip is 650 miles. She travels 50 miles per hour. Her husband leaves two hours later and travels at 62.5 miles per hour. At what distance from Dallas will Mr.Merrill catch up with his wife?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.500 Miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.600 Miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.625 Miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. Mrs.Merril arrives in St.Louis before her husband.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The length of the trip is 650 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " She travels 50 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Her husband leaves two hours later and travels at 62.5 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " At what distance from Dallas will Mr.Merrill catch up with his wife?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time required to catch the Mrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(t+2) = the Mrs travel time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When this occurs, they will have traveled the same distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Writ a distance equation; dist the  speed/time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62.6t = 50(t+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62.5t = 50t + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62.5t - 50t = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.5t = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 100/12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 8 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the distance traveled in 8 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62.5 * 8 = 500 mi </SPAN>\n" );
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