document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997713>Question 997713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> karen and andrew start out from towns 164 km apart and drive towards each other. Andrew travels at a rate of 40km/h and karen at 48km/h. If karen begins the journey 15 minutes after andrew, how long after andrew leaves will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of karen<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 min=1/4 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1/4 =travel time ofAndrew<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dstance=travel time*rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x+40(x+1/4)=164<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x+40x+10=154<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88x=154<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=31.75hr=1 hr and 45 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long after andrew leaves will they meet? 1 hr and 45 min    </SPAN>\n" );
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