document.write( "Question 927640: Walking, peter could reach school in 20 mins. His mother can drive him to school in 6 mins. One day Peter left school at exactly 3:00 and started walking home. At the same time his mother started her journey from home to school to pick him up. At what time did the mother meet Peter? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #563149 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Put the attention to amount of time instead of points in time. The distance from home to school is d. The time each travels until meeting is t.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "____________________speed________time__________distance \n" ); document.write( "Peter______________d/20___________t____________d=(d/20)t \n" ); document.write( "Mom________________d/6____________t____________d=(d/6)t\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |