document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185854>Question 185854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) Officer Falheed and Officer O'Connell are 240km apart. They need to meet to transfer a suspect from one car to the other. They agree to leave at the same time, drive towards each other, and meet along the route. Falheed averages 70k/hr and O'Connell averages 80k/hr. How long will it take the teo to meet each other to transfer the suspect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 1 hr 36 min   b) 1 hr 46 min   c) 2 hr 36 min   d) 2 hr 46 min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) A motorcycle traveling 60mph overtakes a police patrol car traveling at 40mph that had a 3hr head start. How far from the starting point are the two vehicles?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 360miles   b) 279 miles   c) 187 miles   d) 290 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) A certain trip took 40 min to complete. If half the distance was 100 and the other half at 60, what's the distance traveled during the trip?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 68   b) 50\r<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 #139365 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=139365\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 70x+80x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=240/150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.6 hrs. they will meet. </SPAN>\n" );
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