document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078071>Question 1078071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a distance problem: At noon, the hot air balloon headed north at 8 miles per hour. Three hours later, the glider headed south from the same location at 16 miles per hour. At what time will the hot air balloon be 168 miles from the glider?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> balloon time is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane time is x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+16(x-3)=168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+16x-48=168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x=216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 hours for balloon, 9*8=72 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=6 hours for plane, 6*16=96 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 168 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 p.m. </SPAN>\n" );
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