document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760727>Question 760727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A can walk from p to q and back in 20 minutes, whereas b can walk from q to p and back in 30 minutes if a and b start towards each other from p and q respectively at 8:am when will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " q to p and back in 30 minutes \<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if a and b start towards each other from p and q respectively at 8:am<BR>\n" );
document.write( " when will they meet?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = one way distance from p to q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = A's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = B's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = walking time when they meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation; dist = time * speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A's dist + B's dist = one way dist (d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + t<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 30 to get rid of the denominators, resulting in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3td + 2td = 30d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide thru by d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t + 2t = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 30/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 6 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They will meet a 8:06<BR>\n" );
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