document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974726>Question 974726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandy left Burbank driving 79 miles per hour. Mary, in order to catch up, drove 88 miles per hour. Mary caught up in 8 hours. How long was Sandy driving before Mary caught up?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandy left first and Mary left later; but traveled less time than Sandy.  Think about that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a while,...   and then assign t as the travel time for Sandy BEFORE Mary began her travel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each Sandy and Mary travel the same distance, d, upon catch-up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "______________________speed____________time__________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sandy_________________79_______________t+8____________d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary__________________88________________8_____________d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=79t=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"79t=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=80%2F79 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=80%2F79\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  which IS close-enough to 1 hour.  Slightly longer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 HOUR 46 SECONDS<BR>\n" );
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