document.write( "Question 1091624: Ramesh and Narendra start from the same place and arrive at another place in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively.
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document.write( "Let our clock/chronometer starts (t=0) at the moment When Narendra starts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Let D be the distance between the starting and ending points.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Then  the Ramesh    rate of move is    linear units per minute, \r\n" );
document.write( "    while the Narendra  rate of move is   linear units per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for Narendra position is  = ,       0 <= t <=60\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for Ramesh   position is  = ,  10 <= t <= 40.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The time moment when Ramesh will take to reach Narendra is determined from the equation  \r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,    or\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, first cancel D in both side, and then multiply both sides by 240. You will get an equivalent equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "4t = 6*(t-10)  ====>  4t = 6t - 60  ====>  2t = 60  ====>  t =  = 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Ramesh will take Narendra in 30 minutes after Narendra started, or in 30-10 = 20 minutes after Ramesh started.\r\n" );
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