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At the moment when Alice passes Jane, she has traveled one less hour than Jane,

and they have both traveled the same distance.

Let 'H' be the number of hours since 7 AM.

Jane's distance is 40H. Alice's distance is 50(H-1). The distances are equal.

40H = 50(H-1) = 50H - 50

Add 50 to each side:

40H + 50 = 50H

Subtract 40H from each side:

50 = 10H

Divide each side by 10:

5 = H

They wave at (7 + 5) = 12:00 Noon.

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Q: Jane leaves new york on a cross country trip at 7 am She averages 40 miles per hour Alice takes the same route but doesnt leave till 8am at an average 50miles per hour At what time will she pass Jane?
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