document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=339383>Question 339383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At 6:00 a.m. a man left a town A and travelled toward a town B 19 miles away. At 6:30 another man started from B and travelled toward A. The two men met on the road at 8:30 a.m. If the rate of the first traveller is 1/2 mile per hour less than that of the second,find the rate of each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #243215 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=243215\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation for both men:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can rewrite the equations of motion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and, since both are equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5BA%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5BA%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1st man's rate is 4 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd man's rate is 4.5 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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