document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192380>Question 1192380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A container ship left Hawaii and traveled north at an average speed of 5 km/h. A cruise ship left at the same time and traveled in the opposite direction with an average peed of 30 km/h. Find the number of hours the cruise ship needs to travel before the ships are 70 km apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "They are traveling in opposite directions, so the rate at which the distance between them is increasing is 5+30=35 km/h.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of hours needed for them to be 70 km apart is 70/35 = 2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 2 hours<br><BR>\n" );
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