document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26156>Question 26156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help Me with this Story Problem and Please Show all of the Steps. Here is the Story Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A group of campers and one group leader left a campsite in a canoe traveling at a steady 8 km/h. One hour later, the other group leader left the campsite in a moterboat with all of the supplies. The moterboat followed the canoe at a steady 20km/h. How long after the canoe left the campsite did the moterboat overtake it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            That is my question. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                          Jamie Thompson </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14052 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=14052\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the time be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first group travel at 8mph <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One hour later 'after the first' the second gruop travled at 20mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(x+1)=20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+8=20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, it took them 2/3 hous to catch up to them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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