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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #270438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=270438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A migrating elephant herd started movin at a rate of six miles per hour.One elephant stood still and was left behind. Then this stray elephant sensed danger andbehan running at a rat of ten miles per hour to reach the herd. The stray caught up in five minutes.How long ( in hours ) did the stray run to catch up?How fardid it run?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate = 6 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of stray elephant = 10 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since they are moving in same direction subtract the rates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-6 = 4mph. is the catch up speed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 4 * 5/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 20/60 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 1/3 mile.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance run by stray = 1/3 mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 10 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = (1/3) / 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 1/3 * (1/10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 1/30 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time the stray ran = 0.0333 hours<BR>\n" );
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