document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=534326>Question 534326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two people, who are 315 meters apart, start walking toward each other at the same time. If they walk at rates of 1.5 and 2 m/sec, how much time will pass before they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = 315 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Effective Speed = (1.5+2)m/sec=3.5m/sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time=distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 315/3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 90 sec.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They will meet after 90 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One person will cover = time * speed = 90*1.5 = 135 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other person will cover = time * speed = 90*2 = 180 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of the distance covered by both persons = 135 + 180 = 315 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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