document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204655>Question 204655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A truck leaves a hotel at 45 mph to go to the airport which is exactly 1 hour away. When it is half way there,a taxi starts from a hotel starting at 50 mph for the airport. How far is the taxi from the airport when the truck reaches the airport? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=alicealc><B>alicealc(293)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=alicealc><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=154447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance from hotel to airport is 45 * 1 = 45 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the truck is half-way from the airport, the time taken by the truck is 1/2 hour, so the remaining time to reach the airport is (1 - 1/2) hour = 1/2 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance the taxi traveled = 50 * 1/2 = 25 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so,the taxi is (45 - 25) = 20 miles away from the airport\r<BR>\n" );
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