document.write( "Question 1072095: A jogger starts from one end of a 16-mile nature trail at 8:00 A.M. One hour later, a cyclist starts from the other end of the trail and rides toward the jogger. If the rate of the jogger is 5 mph and the rate of the cyclist is 10 mph, at what time will the two meet? \n" ); document.write( "

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The cyclist begins when the distance between him and jogger was 11 miles. Start time is 9AM when they are 11 miles from each other.\r
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document.write( "               speed     time    distance\r\n" );
document.write( "Jogger          5         t      5t    \r\n" );
document.write( "Cyclist         10        t      10t\r\n" );
document.write( "Total                            11\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5t%2B10t=11\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15t=11\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t=11%2F15\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"t=%2811%2F15%29%284%2F4%29=44%2F60\"$ ------HOURS
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\n" ); document.write( "44 minutes\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They meet at 9:44 AM. \n" ); document.write( "

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