SOLUTION: please help me graph and solve this equation: Ann leaves Avon at noon biking to Batavia at 16 km/h. At 1 p.m Bill leaves Batavia and bikes toward avon at 20 km/h. If the distance

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: please help me graph and solve this equation: Ann leaves Avon at noon biking to Batavia at 16 km/h. At 1 p.m Bill leaves Batavia and bikes toward avon at 20 km/h. If the distance between avon and batavia is 70 km, at what time do ann and bill meet? This question is from textbook algebra structure and method

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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16T+20(T-1)=70
16T+20T-20=70
36T=70+20
36T=90
T=90/36
T=2.5 HOURS THEY WILL MEET OR @ 2:30 pm.
PROOF
16*2.5+20(2.5-1)=70
40+20*1.5=70
40+30=70
70=70