document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193839>Question 193839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two kids live 25 kilometers apart. They both leave their houses on bicycles at 9:00a.m.  Kid 1  peddles 15 kilometers per hour, kid 2 peddles 12 kilometers per hour.  What time will they meet?  Please explain and show all steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kid 1 DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 15 km/h ; distance = x km ; time = d/r = x/15 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kid 2 DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 12 km/h ; distance = (25-x) km ; time = d/r = (25-x)/12 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/15 = (25-x)/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = 15(25-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x = 15*25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 125/9 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kid 1 time = x/15 = (125/9)/15 = 125/(9*15) = 0.926 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.926(60 minutes) = 59.56 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: They will meet at 9:59 and 56 seconds or 10:00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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