document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353996>Question 353996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ellen and Kate raced on their bicycles to the library after school. They both left school at 3:00 P.M. and bicycled along the same path. Ellen rode at a speed of 12 miles per hour and Kate rode at 9 miles per hour. Ellen got to the library 15 minutes before Kate. At what time did Ellen get to the library?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 * t = 9 * [t + (1/4)] </SPAN>\n" );
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