document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=79054>Question 79054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ching leaves San Francisco and travels toward Los Angeles at 50 mi/h.  An hour later, Phil leaves Los Angeles and travels toward San Francisco at 60 mi/h.  If the two cities are 380 miles apart, how many hours will it take for Ching to meet Phil? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance(d)equals rate(r) times time(t) or d=rt; r=d/t and t=d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t=number of hours its takes for Ching to meet Phil after Phil leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then t+1=total number of hours it will take for Ching to meet Phil\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance Ching travels=50t+50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance Phil travels=60t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now when the sum of the distances traveled by each equals 360 miles, then they will be together.  So\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50t+50+60t=360  subtract 50 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t+50-50+60t=360-50 collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "110t=310  divide both sides by 110\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=2.818 hours---hours it takes for Ching to meet Phil after Phil leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t+1=2.818+1=3.818 hours --total hours it takes for Ching to meet Phil\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60*2.818+50*3.818=360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "169.08+190.9=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~360=360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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