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Does not really make sense as written, lets change it to Paul driving west (toward each other)
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\n" ); document.write( " peter leaves his house at 6:45 am and drives east.
\n" ); document.write( " At 7:15 am, Paul leaves his house driving west.
\n" ); document.write( " Paul's speed is 25 mph faster than half peters speed.
\n" ); document.write( " At 7:35 am, they pass each other on the road.
\n" ); document.write( " Find Pauls speed if they live 59.3 miles apart.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = Peter's speed
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(.5x+25) = Paul's speed
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\n" ); document.write( "6:45 to 7:35 = 50 min is Peter's travel time (.8333 hr)
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "7:15 to 7:35 = 20 min is Paul's travel time (.3333 hr)
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\n" ); document.write( "When they meet, the sum of their distances = 59.3 mi
\n" ); document.write( "Write a dist equation; dist = speed (mph) * time (hr)
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\n" ); document.write( "Peter's dist + Paul's dist = 59.3 mi
\n" ); document.write( ".8333x + .333(.5x+25) = 59.3
\n" ); document.write( ".8333x + .1665x + 8.325 = 59.3
\n" ); document.write( ".9998x = 59.3 - 8.325
\n" ); document.write( "close enough to 1
\n" ); document.write( "x = 50.975 ~ 51 mph is Peter's speed
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( ".5(50.975) + 25 = 50.4875 ~ 50.5 mph is Paul's speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Seems the are going about the same speed, see if this checks out
\n" ); document.write( ".8333(51) = 42.5 mi
\n" ); document.write( ".3333(50.5) = 16.8 mi
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\n" ); document.write( "total distance 59.3 m
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\n" ); document.write( "A rather strange problem! \n" ); document.write( "