document.write( "Question 1138103: Frank walks to the deli from his at house at 5mph. 10 minutes later; Frank's sister Megan starts riding her bike at 15 mph (from the same house) to the deli to meet Frank. They arrive at the same time. How far is the deli from their house? How long did it take Megan to get there? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #755992 by ikleyn(52790) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let d be the distance under the question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The \"time\" equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( " -  = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "saying that the difference of times spent is  of an hour, i.e. 10 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve the equation, multiply both sides by 30. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "6d - 2d = 5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "4d = 5,\r\n" );
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document.write( "d =  miles = 1.25 miles.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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