document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708665>Question 708665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A truck can cover the distance between two towns, A and B, in 30 hours, and a car can cover the same distance in 20 hours.  If the truck leaves Town A toward Town B and the car leaves Town B toward Town A, and both start at the same time, how long would it take for them to meet?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think it takes 6 hours but I can't figure out a way to show the calculations.    </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436193 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=436193\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of their distances traveled in the time to meet is the distance between towns A and B.  Time is h, for time in HOURS.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Truck: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%2F30%29%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2F30%29%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the distance moved in h hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%2F20%29%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2F20%29%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%2F30%29%2Ah%2B%28d%2F20%29%2Ah=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%2F30%29%2Ah%2B%28d%2F20%29%2Ah=d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by d,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine terms of h,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2B3%29%2F60%29h=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2B3%29%2F60%29h=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F60%29h=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F60%29h=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F12%29h=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F12%29h=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28h=12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28h=12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  12 hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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