document.write( "Question 215712: A runner ran a course at a constant speed of 8 mph. One hour after the runner began, a cyclist stared on the same course at a constant speed of 18 mph. How long (in hours and minutes) after the runner started did the cyclist catch up to the runner?\r
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runner was one hr or 8 miles ahead of biker.
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