document.write( "Question 1044865: Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are 658 mi apart, how long will it be before the two men meet? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise
\n" ); document.write( "at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are 658 mi apart, how long will it be before the two men meet?
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document.write( "  \"How long\" =  =  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Bad numbers? - Really bad.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The two cars move toward each other with the relative speed 56 + 64 = 120 miles per hour or 2 miles per minute. Hence\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"How long\" =  minutes = 329 minutes = 5 hours and 29 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Much better.\r\n" );
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