document.write( "Question 209589: Jenna and Caleb are having a go-kart race. Jenna's go kart is traveling 10 mph while Caleb's is only going 8 mph. If Caleb gets a 1/10 mile head start, how many minutes will it take Jenna to catch him? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #158467 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Each person has their own equation
\n" ); document.write( "For Jenna:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+r%5Bj%5D%2At%5Bj%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "For Caleb:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+r%5Bc%5D%2At%5Bc%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bj%5D+=+10\" mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bc%5D+=+8\" mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bj%5D+=+t%5Bc%5D\" hr (I'll call them both \"t\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+d%5Bc%5D+%2B+.1\"
\n" ); document.write( "Notice that they both start at the same time
\n" ); document.write( "and they finish at the same time.
\n" ); document.write( "And also, Jenna has to go 1/10 mi further
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\n" ); document.write( "Now I can rewrite their equations
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+r%5Bj%5D%2At%5Bj%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+%2B+.1+=+10t\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+r%5Bc%5D%2At%5Bc%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+8t\"
\n" ); document.write( "By substitution,
\n" ); document.write( "\"8t+%2B+.1+=+10t\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2t+=+.1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+.05\" hr
\n" ); document.write( "Converting to minutes:
\n" ); document.write( "\".05%2A60+=+3\" min
\n" ); document.write( "It will take Jenna 3 minutes to catch him
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+%2B+.1+=+10t\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+10%2A.05+-+.1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+.5+-+.1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bc%5D+=+.4\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+10t\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+10%2A.05\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bj%5D+=+.5\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "This shows Caleb has \".5+-+.4+=+.1\" headstart
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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