document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043655>Question 1043655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car leaves town traveling at 40 mi/hr.  Two hours later, a second car leaves the same town, on the same road traveling 60 mi/hr. In how many hours will the second car pass the first car? use formula d=rt. write equation and solve. Be sure to define variable </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 40 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = 40x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 60 mph ; time = x-2 hrs ; distance = 60(x-2) miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x = 60x - 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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