document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288287>Question 288287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dog and a rabbit are 180 meters apart The dog chases the rabbit. For every 9 meters that the dog runs, the rabbit jumps 5 meters. The distance, in meters, that the dog must run in order to overtake the rabbit is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 184 (b) 189 (c) 225 (d) 405 (e) 1620 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 184 (b) 189 (c) 225 (d) 405 (e) 1620<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The dog gains on the rabbit at 4 meters/unit time (whatever the units are)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180/4 = 45 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*45 = 405 meters<BR>\n" );
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