document.write( "Question 56036: You are 36 miles from a friend. You both start riding your bicycles toward each other at the same time. You travel 15 miles per hour and your friend travels 3 miles per hour slower. How far will you travel before you meet your friend? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #38000 by Lacey020991(49)\"\" \"About 
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Your friend ------------------36------------------You
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\n" ); document.write( "in 1 hour you go 15 miles
\n" ); document.write( "your friend goes 13 miles
\n" ); document.write( "yall still have 9 miles to cover.
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\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure how to explain this but basically i did trial and error.
\n" ); document.write( "time --- You ---------- your friend
\n" ); document.write( "30mins---7.5------------6-----------too much if you add them all together
\n" ); document.write( "15mins---3.75-----------3-----------too much
\n" ); document.write( "20mins----5-------------4-----------equals 9
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\n" ); document.write( "So you will ride 20 miles and your friend will ride 17 miles and it will take yall 1 hr and 20mins
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\n" ); document.write( "i hope this helped. im sorry if it's confusing.
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