document.write( "Question 1019878: Karen notices that her husband left for the airport without his briefcase. Her husband drives 40 miles per hour and has a 15 minute head start. If Karen drives 60 miles per hour and the airport is 45 miles away, will she catch her husband before he arrives at the airport? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #635831 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 15 min is \n" ); document.write( "Her husband's head start is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "she catches husband \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "her to catch husband \n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when Karen leaves \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Husband's equation: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Karen's equation: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "She catches him 30 mi from home \n" ); document.write( "which is less than 45 mi, so the answer \n" ); document.write( "is yes. \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |