document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132680>Question 1132680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Boston is 295 miles from new York along a certain route.  a car starts from boston at 1 pm and travels along this route toward new York at a steady rate of 50 miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another car starts from new York at 1:30 pm and travels along this route toward boston at a steady rate of 40 miles per hour.  at what time do the cars pass each other? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The first car travels for half an hour (30 minutes) at 50mph before the second car starts.  That's 25 miles; 270 miles are left.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After the second car starts, the two cars are moving towards each other at a combined 90mph.  270 miles at 90mph takes 270/90 = 3 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the cars pass each other 3 hours after the second car starts -- at 4:30pm. </SPAN>\n" );
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