document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996977>Question 996977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorcycle traveling 50 mph overtakes a car traveling at 40 mph that had a 3 hr. Head start. How far from the starting point are the two vehicles </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Bike DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 50 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = r*t = 50x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 40 mph ; time = x+3 hrs ; distance = 40x+120 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x = 40x+120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: distance = 50*12 = 600 miles<BR>\n" );
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