document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177979>Question 177979</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395937760/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A migrating elephant herd started moving at a rate of 6 miles per hour. ONe elephant stood still and was left behind. Then this stray elephant sensed danger and began running at a rate of 10 miles per hour to reach the herd. The Stray caught up in 5 min. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long (in hours) did the Stray run to catch up? How far did it run? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=132951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok!!! for the 5 minutes that the lone elephant traveled at 10mph he traveled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=r*t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=10(1/12)......5 min = 1/12 of an hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=10/12=5/6 of a mile<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we already answered how long he ran in hours 1/12 of an hour(5min)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "btw the herd traveled for 1/3 mile while he stood still<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the way we know this is because the herd traveled at 6mph during the 5 minutes he was catching up so they traveled 6(1/12)=1/2mi during that 5 minutes. Since the lone elephant traveled 5/6 mile to catch up then 5/6-3/6 of a mile=2/6=1/3 of a mile was what the herd traveled while he was still. </SPAN>\n" );
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