A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 6.04 m/s. The car is a distance d away. The bear is 28.8 m behind the tourist and running at 7.26 m/s. The tourist reaches the car safely. What is the maximum possible value for d?

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Chris, James, Courtney -- please use the same name for your posts.
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