document.write( "Question 1153979: It takes 2 hours to drive between the towns of Potter and Germantown. it takes 8hours to travel by bicycle. How long will it take for the car and bicycle to meet if starting at opposite towns at the same time?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #776327 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+d+\"$ = the distance between the towns
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Speed for bicycling:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d%2F8+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+%28+d%2F2+%2B+d%2F8+%29%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+d%2A%28+1%2F2+%2B+1%2F8+%29%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1+=+%28+5%2F8+%29%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+8%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+1.6+\"$ hrs
\n" ); document.write( "Note that:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.6%2A60+=+36+\"$ min
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\n" ); document.write( "They will meet in 1 hr 36 min
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