document.write( "Question 1046861: Mr. Abou leaves Edmonton traveling north at an average speed of 60 km/h. An hour later Mr. Collins leaves on the same route at 100km/h. How many hours after he left, did Mr. Collins overtake Mr. Abou? \n" ); document.write( "
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What is Mr Abou's head start in km ?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+60%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+60+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when Mr Collins leaves
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = the time on the stopwatch in hrs
\n" ); document.write( "when Mr Collins catches up with Mr Abou
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = distance in km that Mr Collins
\n" ); document.write( "travels until he catches up with Mr Abou
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\n" ); document.write( "Mr Collins equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+100t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Mr Abou's equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+60+=+60t+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+100t+-+60+=+60t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+40t+=+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "In 1 hr 30 min, Mr Collins catches up
\n" ); document.write( "with Mr Abou
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+100t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+100%2A1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+150+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+60+=+60t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+60+=+60%2A1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+60+%2B+90+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+150+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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