document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063933>Question 1063933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ted left his home traveling at 40mph. His father left 2 hours later traveling in the same direction at 55mph.how many hours will it take his father to overtake ted </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A40%29%2F%2855-40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A40%29%2F%2855-40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=80%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"80%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours = 5 hours and 20 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*40 in the numerator is the distance for Ted been ahead at the moment the father started his move/travel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55 - 40 = 15 in the denominator is their relative speed (which is the rate of decreasing the distance between them).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The remaining explanation is the formula Time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Distance%2FRate ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Distance%2FRate\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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