document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=378666>Question 378666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In mrs. kuehn's class wendy found out that her walking rate is 2 meters per second. When she gets home from school she finds times her younger sister jenny as jenny walks a hundred meters. Wendy figures out that jennys walking rate is 1.5 meters per second. Jenny challenges wendy to a walking race because wendy know she walks faster. She gives jenny a 20 meter head start hoping that jenny will win in a close race. How long should the race be if wendy wants it to end in a tie? how would i set this up as a linear equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember: Distance equals rate times time.  But that means time equals distance divided by rate.  We are given the rates and we want the times to be equal.  So Jenny's race is described by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ t\ =\ \frac{d\ -\ 20}{1.5}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And Wendy's race is described by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ t\ =\ \frac{d}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And since for a tie we want Jenny's time and Wendy's time to be equal, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{d\ -\ 20}{1.5}\ =\ \frac{d}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large d\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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