document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23599>Question 23599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 horses are 10 km. apart and start moving towards each other, 1 horse @ 5.5km the other @ 4.5km. A horsefly moving @30km goes back and forth between them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question \"How far will the horsefly travel when the horses meet?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1st find the time required for the horses to meet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let distance traveled by the 5.5 km horse be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then distance traveled by the 4.5 km horse will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"10-x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Formula: time = distance/rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Time for 5.5 horse = Time for 4.5 horse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x/5.5 = (10-x)/4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    4.5x = 55-5.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    10x = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x = 11 km (distance for 5.5 km horse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, time for 5.5 km horse is 11/5.5 = 2 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In two hours the horsefly will go 60 km.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So </SPAN>\n" );
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