document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167498>Question 167498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Yankee Clipper leaves the pier at 9:00am at 8 knots(nautical miles per hour).A hakf hour later,The Riverboat Rover leaves the same pier in the same direction traveling at 10 knots.At what time will The Riverboat Rover overtake The Yankee Clipper?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At what time will The Riverboat Rover overtake The Yankee Clipper? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distances will be the same.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Clipper DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 8 kts/hr ; time = x hrs ; distance = rt = 8x kts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rover DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 10 kts/hr ; time = (x-(1/2)) hrs ; distance = rt = 10(x-(1/2)) kts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 10(x-(1/2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 10x - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5/2 hrs <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9:00 am + (5/2) hrs. = 11:30 am<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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