document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038407>Question 1038407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars  leave Salt  Lake City,  traveling in  opposite directions.  One car travels at a speed of 80km/h  and  the  other at 96km/h.  How  mmany  hours will they be 528 km apart  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653125 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Othel><B>Othel(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Othel><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=653125\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=rt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=rt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, D being distance, r being the rate of speed per time unit, and t being the time that the rate is traveled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are trying to determine the time of travel, and we know the rate of travel for each car, we also know the distance.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So just a little basic algebra...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D%2Fr=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D%2Fr=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the cars are traveling in opposite directions, we must add the speeds of both cars together to determine the rate at which they are gaining distance from one another. So...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=80%2B96=176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"80%2B96=176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the rate in our equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=528km ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"528km\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When we plug these numbers into our equation, we get...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=528%2F176=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"528%2F176=t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=3+hours ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=3+hours\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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