document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045424>Question 1045424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you and your friend live 12 miles apart. you leave home at the same time and travel towards eachother. you walk at a rate of 4 miles per hours and your bicycles at a rate of 11 miles per hour. how long after you leave home will you meet?how far from home will each of you be? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "suppose your friend bikes at a rate of 12 miles per hour how much sooner will you meet? how far from home will each of you be?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=660836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RT=D is Travel Rates Rule for constant rate R.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  RATE      TIME       DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "PERSON            <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >      t\r\n" );
document.write( "FRIEND            <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bf%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bf%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >      t\r\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL                                    d\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"PERSON\" is referenced as traveling or traveled \"from home\".  The number for this will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bp%5D%2At ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bp%5D%2At\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  RATE      TIME       DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "PERSON            <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >      t          <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bp%5D%2At ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bp%5D%2At\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "FRIEND            <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bf%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bf%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >      t          <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5Bf%5D%2At ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5Bf%5D%2At\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL                                    d\r\n" );
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document.write( "Description established <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28r%5Bp%5D=knownPersonRate%2Cr%5Bf%5D=knownFriendRate%2Cd=knownDistanceBetweenPlaces%2Ct=UnknownTime%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Practical thinking is to use that both people starting at same time going toward each other decrease in distance at the SUM of their two rates.  Calling this sum S, travel time t, known distance D, you can simply have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2At=D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2At=D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=D%2FS ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=D%2FS\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What this means for the first part of the example is time is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F%284%2B11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F%284%2B11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F15=%283%2A4%29%2F%283%2A5%29=highlight%28%284%2F5%29hour=48%2Aminutes%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F15=%283%2A4%29%2F%283%2A5%29=highlight%28%284%2F5%29hour=48%2Aminutes%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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