document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212069>Question 212069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Russ and Janet are running. Russ runs at 7mph, Janet at 5mph. If the run has a staggered start, and Janet starts first with Russ starting 10 minutes later, how long before he catches up with her? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Find distance Janet travels just before Russ starts running.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5 miles/hour) * (1 hour/60 minutes) * (10 minutes) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A10%2F60=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A10%2F60=5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  You need to realize that Russ and Janet must travel the same distance when Russ catches up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = velocity * time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Russ traveled <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where x is the time (in hours) he traveled\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Janet traveled <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6%2B5%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6%2B5%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where same x is the time she traveled\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Set equations equal: Step 3 = Step 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Subtract 5x from both sides of equation in previous step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  Divide by 2 to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 8. Answer is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5%2F12%2A60=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5%2F12%2A60=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes where 60 minutes = 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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