document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331707>Question 331707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two students are 350 m apart and begin walking toward one another at constant rates. One travels at 1.6 m/s and other at 1.9 m/s. how long will they walk until they meet? how far has each of them gone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let one travel x meters before they meet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other will walk 350-x meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed of one is 1.6 m / s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other is 1.9 m/s<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the time they walk before they meet is the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/1.6 = 350-x/1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.9x=1.6(350-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.9x=560-1.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=560/2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 224 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other travels 350-244=106 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the time they meet will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "224/1.6 =140 seconds after they start </SPAN>\n" );
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