document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154100>Question 154100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a person on a bike leaves an hour before a person on a motorcycle. the person on the bike is travelling at 10 mph. the person on the motorcycle is travelling at 40 mph. how long before the person on the motorcycle overtakes the person on the bike? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10(X+1)=40X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10X+10=40X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10X-40X=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-30X=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-10/-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=.33 HOURS THE MOTORCYCLE WILL OVERTAKE THE BIKER. </SPAN>\n" );
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