document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278828>Question 278828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Motion:  Matthew was 1200 yards ahead when Lowe began his pursuit.  If lowe ran 3 times as fast as Matthew and overtook him in 30 minutes, how fast did each boy run?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RlTl + 1200 = RmTm  Rl=3*Rm Tm=30 Tl=30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*Rm * 30 +1200 = Rm * 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am getting this wrong.  Answer is 20 and 60 yards per minute.  Help, please. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "rate times times equals distance ___ when Lowe overtakes Matthew, the distances are equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ but the time (30 min) starts when Matthew has a 1200 yd head start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ to \"equalize\" the distances, the 1200 is added to Matthew, not Lowe\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RlTl = RmTm + 1200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rl = 3Rm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ 3Rm * 30 = Rm * 30 + 1200 ___ 60 Rm = 1200 ___ Rm = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rl = 3(20) = 60 </SPAN>\n" );
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