document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186673>Question 186673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sara and Bill live 13.5 miles apart . AT 10:00 AM they both leave their houses and start walking toward one another. THe ratio of Sara's speed to Bill's speed is 5:4. If they meet at 11:45 , how fast were they walking. Thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the multiplier of their speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = Bill's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = Sara's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their walking time 1.75 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation: dist = time * speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B's dist + S's dist = 13.5 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75(5x) + 1.75(4x) = 13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.75x + 7x = 13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.75x = 13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13.5%2F15.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13.5%2F15.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B's speed = 5*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13.5%2F15.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13.5%2F15.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4.2857 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S's speed = 4*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13.5%2F15.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13.5%2F15.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3.4286 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by find the total distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75*4.2857 = 7.5 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75*3.4286 = 6 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total dist = 13.5 mi </SPAN>\n" );
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