document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657298>Question 657298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trucks started toward each other at the same time from towns 500 km apart. One truck traveled at a rate of 65 km per hour while the other traveled at 60 km per hour. After how many hours did they meet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x represents the number of hours, which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x = 60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x - 60x = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x + 60x = 500 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+65x+%2B+60x+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+65x+%2B+60x+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The way I explain it is, you can think of one <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the trucks as standing still and the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one approaching at the sum of their speeds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That gives you <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+65+%2B+60+%29%2Ax+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+65+%2B+60+%29%2Ax+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "for the moving truck. Now convert it to<BR>\n" );
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