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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document.write( "From the condition, the car is 4 times as fast as the bicycle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the car will cover 4 times the distance covered by the bicycle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, the car will cover   of the distance between the towns, \r\n" );
document.write( "while the bicycle will cover only    of the distance.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the car will spend    of 2 hours, or  4*24 = 96 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The bicycle will spend the same time of 96 minutes (which is    of 8 hours).\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  How long = 96 minutes = 1 hour and 36 minutes.\r\n" );
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