document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402938>Question 402938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a word problem that says one person leaves at 2pm and is traveling 45 mph from point a to point b and the other person leaves at 2:15pm and is traveling 40 mph from point b to point a.  The distance is 160 miles.  The question is At what time do they pass each other on the road?  I need help setting up a formula for this.  I thought it might be 160=45x+40x but the answer to that didn't seem right.  I know the formula d=rt, but I don't know exactly how to apply that to this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is very close<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of the rates times the times is 160 ; but the times are not the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 45 mph person has a 15 min (.25 hr) head start\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "160 = 45(x + .25) + 40(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the travel time for the 40 mph person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from that you can find the time (of day) that they pass each other </SPAN>\n" );
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