document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240922>Question 240922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a truck traveling to town b from town a, going at a speed of 45km an hour and another truck traveling to town a from town b, is going at a speed of 54km an hour and 20 minutes later they meet each other. How far is the distance between town a and town b? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a to b DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 45 km/h ; time = 4/3 hrs; distance = r*t = (4/3)45 = 60 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b to a DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 54 km/h ; time = 4/3 hrs; distance = r*t = (4/3)54 = 72 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from a to b = 60 + 72 = 132 km<BR>\n" );
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