document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199613>Question 199613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John and Mike have been friends since high school but haven't seen each other in many years, so they agree to meet one Saturday. John leaves his house at 10:00 and drives east at 50 miles per hour. Mike leaves his house at the same time and drives west at 45 miles per hour. If their houses are connected by a straight hignway running east-west (no stoplights or towns in the way) and are 350 miles apart then (a) how far from John's house will they meet? (b) at what time wil they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150007 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=150007\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 50t+45t=350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95t=350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=3.68 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "john drove 3.68*50=184 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*0.68=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10:00+3.41=1:41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "arrival time=1:41 </SPAN>\n" );
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