document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884036>Question 884036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam lives 45 miles due West of where he works. Everyday he drives on the highway at 65 mph. Jim works in the same building, and lives 30 miles due East, but is only able to drive 40 mph. If they do not stop at the building where they work and just kept on driving, after how much time would they pass each other on the road? Round to the nearest THOUSANDTH of an hour. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533990 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=533990\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Taking the three locations described as colinear, Sam and Jim live 75 miles apart.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = quantity of time until they reach the same spot driving toward eachother.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their distances traveled would be 75 miles at that time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=75%2F105 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=75%2F105\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28t=0.714%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28t=0.714%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of an hour, which is 43 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More exactly but not practical, 42 minutes 51 seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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