document.write( "Question 287057: a horse thief riding at 8mph has a 32 mile head start. the Posse in pursuit is riding at 10 mph. In how many hours will the thief be over taken? \n" ); document.write( "
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a horse thief riding at 8mph has a 32 mile head start. the Posse in pursuit is riding at 10 mph. In how many hours will the thief be over taken?
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\n" ); document.write( "Each hour the posse gains 2 miles on the horse thief.
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\n" ); document.write( "Time to catch the thief = 32/2 = 16 hrs.
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