document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644819>Question 644819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cyclists start at the same time from opposite ends of a course that is 45 miles long. one cyclist is riding at 14 mph and the second cyclist is riding at 16 mph. how long after they begin will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying the \"distance formula\" of d=rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) they will meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14x + 16x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1 hour and 30 minutes<BR>\n" );
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