document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169005>Question 169005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains 100 km apart each travel towards each other at 10 km per hour. A bumblebee starts flying back and forth between the two trains at 60 km per hour, until the two trains crash into each other. How far does the bumblebee travel? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #124639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=124639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance(d) equals Rate(r) times Time(t) or d=rt; r=d/t and t=d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When each train travels 50km, they will have crashed into each other\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time required for each train to travel 50 km=50/10=5 hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the bumblebee gets to fly back and forth for 5 hours before it gets smashed, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance bumblebee travels=60*5=300 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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