document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444985>Question 444985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two towns A and B are 640km apart. A motor cyclist leaves A at 08h00 and drives in the direction of B. A car driver leaves B for A at 10h30 and drives at twice the speed of the motor cyclist. They meet exactly halfway between A and B. Calculate the speed of each and at what time they will meet.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306667 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><B>rwm(914)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><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=306667\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they meet halfway so they each went 320 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r*t=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r*(t+2.5)=320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r*t=320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r*t=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=320/(t+2.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=160/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "320/(t+2.5)=160/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160*(t+2.5)=320t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160t+160*2.5=320t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 160t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160*2.5=160t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=2.5 hrs \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r*5=320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=320/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave the rest for you.<BR>\n" );
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