document.write( "Question 608597: Two cars, A & B are 400 miles apart. They start to approach each other, car A at 50 miles per hour and car B at 30 miles per hour. A canary is on car A when they start out. It flies until it reaches car B, then flies back to A, then back to B and continues until the cars meet. If the canary flies at a rate of 60 miles per hour, how far will it fly until the cars meet? \n" ); document.write( "

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Two cars, A & B are 400 miles apart. They start to approach each other, car A at 50 miles per hour and car B at 30 miles per hour.
\n" ); document.write( " A canary is on car A when they start out.
\n" ); document.write( " It flies until it reaches car B, then flies back to A, then back to B and continues until the cars meet.
\n" ); document.write( " If the canary flies at a rate of 60 miles per hour, how far will it fly until the cars meet?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = travel time when the two cars collide
\n" ); document.write( "50t + 30t = 400
\n" ); document.write( "80t = 400
\n" ); document.write( "t = 400/80
\n" ); document.write( "t = 5 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Find how far the canary flies at 60 mph for 5 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "5 * 60 = 300 miles \n" ); document.write( "

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