document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033712>Question 1033712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus is 13 miles from town traveling 80 miles an hour.  A car leaves town at the same moment going the same direction as the bus at the same speed.  The question is:  After how long will the bus's distance from town be twice the car's distance?  Thus far I have done the following:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= hours bus and car travel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x= distance car travels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13+80x=distance bus travels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am having difficulty setting up the equation....for some reason I cannot \"see\" the solution.  Thank you.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "            rate     time        distance moved\r\n" );
document.write( "BUS         80         t           d               80t=d\r\n" );
document.write( "CAR         80         t           d               80t=d\r\n" );
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document.write( "t is used for both because this is the same time quantity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bus distance from the town becomes 80t+13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car distance from the town becomes 80t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Review all of this a few times with concentration so you understand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When that makes sense, look at the question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much time t for the bus to be twice the car, FROM THE TOWN?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, review all of this including this equation so that it also makes sense for you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to solve for t, in this last equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13=80t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13=80t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F80=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F80=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------this is fraction of an hour, so you can convert to minutes if you want. </SPAN>\n" );
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