document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126231>Question 126231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME- FRED BEGINS TO WALK TOWARDS JONS HOUSE AT 3 MI/H. JON LEAVES AT THE SAME TIME AND WALKS TOWARDS FREDS HOUSE ON THE SAME PATH AT 2 MI/H. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THE TWO WILL MEET IF THE HOUSES ARE 4 MILES APART? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92506 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First think about what is generally true. They meet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "somewhere in the middle, so the sum of their walks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 4 miles. They leave at the same time, so the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time each spends walking is exactly the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5Bf%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5Bf%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance in miles Fred walks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5Bj%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5Bj%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance in miles Jon walks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5Bf%5D+%2B+d%5Bj%5D+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5Bf%5D+%2B+d%5Bj%5D+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > what I just said<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in hours they both spend walking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5Bf%5D+=+3t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5Bf%5D+=+3t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%5Bj%5D+=+2t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%5Bj%5D+=+2t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add these equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+=+3t+%2B+2t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+=+3t+%2B+2t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5t+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5t+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They will meet in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F5%2960+=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F5%2960+=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes answer  </SPAN>\n" );
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