document.write( "Question 1180199: Sizwe drives from A to B and takes 60 minutes. Thabo drives from B to A and takes 90
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document.write( "minutes. They both start at 10:00 and drive at constant speeds. At what time do they pass
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Algebra.Com's Answer #809809 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! each minute, S goes (1/60) of the way and T goes 1/90 of the way. \n" ); document.write( "How long does it take for their sum to be 1? \n" ); document.write( "(x/60)+(x/90) =1, where x is the number of minutes. \n" ); document.write( "multiply by 180 both sides \n" ); document.write( "3x+2x=180=5x \n" ); document.write( "x=36 minutes \n" ); document.write( "so S has gone 60% of the way and T has gone 40% of the way. \n" ); document.write( " |