document.write( "Question 340733: a bike path is 5 miles long. A man walks from one end at 3mph. Another friend bikes from the other end at 12 mph how soon will they meet?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #244090 by jrfrunner(365)\"\" \"About 
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need to know that distance=speed * time; d=s*t
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\n" ); document.write( "walker and biker start at the same time and walk toward each other, so they meet somewhere between at time t
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\n" ); document.write( "the distance travelled by walker (d=s*t): \"d%5Bw%5D=3%2At\"
\n" ); document.write( "the distance travelled by biker \"d%5Bb%5D=12%2At\"
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\n" ); document.write( "total distance they both travel =5 miles
\n" ); document.write( "therefore \"d%5Bw%5D%2Bd%5Bb%5D=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2At%29%2B%2812%2At%29=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15t=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t=5%2F15=1%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_red%28t=%281%2F3%29+hour%29\"
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