document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391655>Question 391655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if two men swim across a three mile river,one at 4mph the other at 5mph,how long it will take for them to meet </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> time = distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, if we find the distance each swimmer covers, we can get the time they meet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = distance covered by first swimmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-x = distance covered by other swimmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there is only one time involved, the time both swimmers meet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4 = (1-x)/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-4x =5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x =4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4/9 mi (distance covered by first swimmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-x = 5/9 mi (distance covered by second swimmer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time swimmers meet = (4/9)/4 =1/9hr or (5/9)/5 =1/9 hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ans: swimmers meet in 1/9 hr or 6-2/3 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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