document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148284>Question 1148284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two friends Ronald and Micheal live 200 miles apart. They plan to drive towards each other and meet somewhere between their houses. Ronald starts driving at 12:00 pm and drives 44 mph towards Micheal. Micheal wants to finish his favorite daytime show before he gets on the road. He doesn't start driving until 1:00 pm. He drives 60mph to try to make up for lost time. What time do the two friends meet?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #769647 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=769647\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the distance between them is 200 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ronald starts at 12:00 pm and drives 44 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "michael starts at 1:00 pm and drives 60 miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r * t = d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for ronald, the formula becomes 44 * t = 200 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for michael, the formula becomes 60 * (t - 1) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify michael's equation to get 60 * t - 60 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "place all variables on the left and all constants on the right to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 * t + x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 * t - x = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "those two equations need to be solved simultaneously.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the equations together to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "104 * t = 260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x cancels out in the addition.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 104 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 260 / 104 = 2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ronald traveled for 260 / 104 = 2.5 hours at 44 miles per hour for a distance of 110 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "michael traveled for one hour less = 1.5 hours at 60 miles per hour for a distance of 90 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ronald traveled for 2.5 hours starting at 12:00 pm = 2:30 pm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "michael traveled for 1.5 hours starting 1:00 pm = 2:30 pm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they met each other at 2:30 pm is what i have.\r<BR>\n" );
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