document.write( "Question 1123780: A hyena spots a giraffe 1.4 miles away and begins to run toward it the giraffe
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Algebra.Com's Answer #740217 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Here is another way to look at APPROACH or SEPARATION problems:\r\n" );
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document.write( "RATE OF APPROACH (subtract the rates)\r\n" );
document.write( "RATE OF SEPARATION (add the rates)\r\n" );
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document.write( "This is an APPROACH problem, so we subtract the rates \r\n" );
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document.write( "40mph - 32mph = 8 mph\r\n" );
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document.write( "   DISTANCE = RATE∙TIME\r\n" );
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