document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177645>Question 177645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Russ and Janet are running in the Apple Hill Fun Run. Russ runs at 7 mph, Janet runs at 5 mph. If they start at the same time, how long will it be before they are half a mile apart? show me step by step.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132684 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132684\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <FONT FACE=\"Times New Roman\" SIZE=\"+2\">The trick here is to recognize that you are dealing with a relative motion problem.  The answer would be the same if one of them was going 98 miles per hour and the other one 100 mph -- or more to the point, if Janet stood still and Ryan went 2 mph.  So, how long would it take Ryan to go half a mile at 2 mph?</FONT> </SPAN>\n" );
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