document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956593>Question 956593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two towns are 50km apart. Tom starts from town A and travels 50km/h towards town B. Clarrie starts from town B at the same time that Tom started, and travels at 40k/h towards town A. After how many minutes do they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584410 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584410\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can think of this as one of them standing still<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the other moving at the sum of their speeds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+5%2F9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+5%2F9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert to minutes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They meet in 33.333 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--------------------<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---------------------<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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