document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005078>Question 1005078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a race, car A starts 1 mile behind car B. car A is traveling at 65 miles per hour, while car b  is traveling at 55 miles per hour. how long will it take for car A to overtake car b? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621390 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=621390\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the starting time reference point, car A must go d+1 miles while car B must just go d miles; time t is the same for both cars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         rate     time    distance\r\n" );
document.write( "carA       65      t      d+1\r\n" );
document.write( "carB       55      t       d\r\n" );
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document.write( "RT=D uniform travel rates rule.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The work should be clear to find.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "...that is, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%2865t=d%2B1%2C55t=d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%2865t=d%2B1%2C55t=d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to solve this system.  Make the obvious substitution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65t=55t%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65t=55t%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10t=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10t=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the fraction of one hour, which is 6 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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