document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296126>Question 296126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Samuel left the house at noon heading to David's store, 60 miles away. David left his store at 2 pm, heading to Samuel's house and traveling at twice Samuel's speed. The two men met at 3 p.m. How fast was David traveling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the journey from David's store to Samuel's house is 60 miles, then the sum of the distances traveled by the 2 will total 60, or, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Samuel's distance covered + David's distance covered = 60 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Samuel's speed be S, then David's speed will be 2S, since David is traveling at twice Samuel's speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then Samuel's distance traveled = S(3), since it took him 3 hours to cover the distance to the meeting point, and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "David's distance covered = 2S(1), since it took David 1 hour to cover the distance to the meeting point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, we'll have: 3S + 2S = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5S = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F5+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F5+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since S, or Samuel's speed is 12 mph, then David's speed = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2824%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2824%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >mph (2S, or 2*12). </SPAN>\n" );
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