document.write( "Question 1184643: Shawna left the hospital and traveled toward the ferry office at an average speed of 30 km/h . Shreya left one hour later and traveled in the same direction but with an average speed of 40 km/h . How long did Shawna travel before Shreya caught up ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "           SPEED       TIME      DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Shawna       30         d/30        d\r\n" );
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document.write( "Shreya       40         d/40        d\r\n" );
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document.write( "Difference               1\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%2F30-d%2F40=1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for d. Evaluate $\"d%2F30\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"d=120\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%2F30=120%2F30=highlight%284%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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