document.write( "Question 1051818: 2 cars leave a city. One is traveling east at 66 mph and the car going west is traveling at 62 mph. How long will it take for them to be 704 miles apart? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I went ahead and figured out how many miles each car has to drive before they will be 704 miles apart by dividing 704 by 2 to get 351 miles. I'm just having trouble figuring out how to break down this problem to solve it after that. I'm not even sure if dividing 704 by 2 was the right first step. I am just mostly unsure of how to break down this problem to figure it out.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #667285 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = the distance in miles the
\n" ); document.write( "\"+66+\" mi/hr car travels
\n" ); document.write( "\"+704+-+d+\" = the distance in miles the
\n" ); document.write( "\"+62+\" mi/hr car travels
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = time in hrs when they are
\n" ); document.write( "\"+704+\" mi apart
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+66t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+704+-+d+=+62t+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+704+-+66t+=+62t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+128t+=+704+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+5.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "In 5.5 hrs they will be 704 mi apart
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+66t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+66%2A5.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+363+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+704+-+d+=+62t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+704+-+d+=+62%2A5.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+704+-+d+=+341+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+704+-+341+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+363+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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