document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323486>Question 323486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorist traveled along a straight road from Town A to Town B at 70 km/h. A motorcyclist traveled from Town B to Town A at 80 km/h. Both started the journeys at the same time and traveled on the same road. If they passed each other after traveling for 1 hour 40 minutes, find the distance between Town A and Town B. How long did the motorcyclist take to travel his whole journey? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A motorcyclist traveled from Town B to Town A at 80 km/h.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Both started the journeys at the same time and traveled on the same road.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If they passed each other after traveling for 1 hour 40 minutes,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " find the distance between Town A and Town B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long did the motorcyclist take to travel his whole journey?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance between towns A & B; (dist = speed * time)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 1 hr 40 min to 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the car meets the motorcycle, they will have traveled the A-B distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total dist = car dist + motorcycle dist<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 70*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 80*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=750%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"750%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 250 km from A to B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Motorcycle travel time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=250%2F80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"250%2F80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3.125 hrs which is 3 hr 7.5 min </SPAN>\n" );
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