document.write( "Question 956593: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let us assume that they meet at a point P which is x km from point A.
\n" ); document.write( "Distance of point B from P is (50-x) km.
\n" ); document.write( "Let the time in which they meet be t hr.
\n" ); document.write( "Distance=Speed* time
\n" ); document.write( "Tom starts from town A and travels 50km/h towards town B.
\n" ); document.write( "x=50t..........equation 1
\n" ); document.write( "Clarrie starts from town B at the same time that Tom started, and travels at 40k/h towards town A.
\n" ); document.write( "50-x=40t.......equation 2
\n" ); document.write( "Adding equations 1 and 2 we get
\n" ); document.write( "50-x+x=50t+40t
\n" ); document.write( "50=90t
\n" ); document.write( "t=50/90 hr=(50*60)/90=33.33 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "They meet in 33.33 minutes.\r
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