document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873579>Question 873579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Towns A and B are 300km apart. A man travels from A to B at a speed of 120km/h and a women travels from B to A at a speed of 80km/h. The women begins her journey 15 minutes after the man does. How far away from B will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of woman<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+.25=travel time of man<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 min=.25 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80x+120(x-.25)=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x+120x-30=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200x=330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.65 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.65*80=132 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far away from B will they meet? 132 km<BR>\n" );
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