document.write( "Question 1061259: Thaddeus and Ian start at the same location and drive in opposite directions, but leave at different times. When they are 355 miles apart, their combined travel time is 11 hours. If Thaddeus drives at a rate of 30 miles per hour and Ian drives at a rate of 35 miles per hour, how long had each been driving? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Thaddeus and Ian start at the same location and drive in opposite directions, but leave at different times. When they are 355 miles apart, their combined travel time is 11 hours. If Thaddeus drives at a rate of 30 miles per hour and Ian drives at a rate of 35 miles per hour, how long had each been driving?
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Let time Thaddeus spent driving be T
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document.write( "Then time Ian spent driving = 11 – T
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document.write( "We then get the following DISTANCE equation: 30T + 35(11 – T) = 355
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document.write( "30T + 385 – 35T = 355
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document.write( "30T – 35T = 355 – 385 
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document.write( "– 5T = - 30
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document.write( "T, or time Thaddeus spent driving = 
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document.write( "Time Ian spent driving: 
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document.write( "It is that simple.....NOTHING COMPLEX!! \n" );
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