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put this solution on YOUR website!Set this up by determining how much distance each covers in one minute:
John runs
of the distance each minute
Henry runs
of the distance each minute
When running from opposite ends they are covering a distance of John + Henry, or
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After the first minute they are
of the distance
After the second minute they are
of the distance... and so on
Set this up as a proportionality
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Cross multiply:
Divide both sides by 5
So it took them 3.6 minutes to meet.
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