document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026612>Question 1026612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim and Joe leave their homes at the same time and drive toward each other. Jim drives at 60 miles per hour while Joe drives at 30 miles per hour. They pass each other in 10 minutes. How far apart were Jim and Joe when they started? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641888 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=641888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance in miles Jim has to travel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "until they meet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance in miles Joe has to travel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "until they meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim's equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+=+60%2A%2810%2F60+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+=+60%2A%2810%2F60+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe's equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+30%2A%28+10%2F60+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+30%2A%28+10%2F60+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "( note that I converted minutes to hours )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+=+10+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+=+10+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+10+%2B+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+10+%2B+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim and Joe were 15 mi apart when they started </SPAN>\n" );
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