document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184535>Question 1184535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cruise ships depart from the same harbor. Seabourn Odyssey departs at 8 AM, and travels due south 2 mph faster than the northbound Norwegian Bliss, that left the harbor 1 hour later than Seabourn Odyssey. At noon, the ships are 176 miles apart. How fast has each ship been travelling </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The basic equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3*r + 4*(r+2) = 176,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the rate of the slower ship in miles per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Having the equation, &nbsp;you do the rest.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For simple Travel & Distance problems, &nbsp;like this one, &nbsp;see introductory lessons \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel-and-Distance-problems.lesson>Travel and Distance problems</A>  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel-and-Distance-problems-for-two-bodies-moving-toward-each-other.lesson>Travel and Distance problems for two bodies moving in opposite directions</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Typical-catching-up-Travel-and-Distance-problems.lesson>Travel and Distance problems for two bodies moving in the same direction (catching up)</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are written specially for you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will find the solutions of many similar problems there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and learn once and for all from these lessons on how to solve simple Travel and Distance problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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