document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093232>Question 1093232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help me set up this world problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John left willie house driving toward the mountains one hour before Wilbur.  Wilbur drove in the opposite direction going 12 km/h slower than john for one hour after which time there were 159 km apart.  Find johns speed.<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 #707863 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=707863\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>The first solution posted overlooked the fact that John traveled for 2 hours and Wilbur for only one hour.  Other than that, it is a simpler approach than used in the second response.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correcting the oversight in the first response, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John traveling for 2 hours at speed x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wilbur traveling for 1 hour at speed x-12; and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at the end they are 159 miles apart.  So<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And, as was said in the first response, you should be able to finish from there. </SPAN>\n" );
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