document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402028>Question 402028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One runner passes another runner traveling in the same direction on a hiking trail. The faster runner is jogging 2 miles per hour faster than the lower runner.Determine how long it will be before the faster runner is 3/4 mile ahead of the slower runner. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The faster runner is jogging 2 miles per hour faster than the lower runner.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine how long it will be before the faster runner is 3/4 mile ahead of the slower runner.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The relative speed between the runners is 2 mph therefore the problem is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"How long will it take to travel 3/4 of a mile at 2 mph?\" (use .75 mi)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = .375 hrs which is .375(60) = 22.5 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Response to student comment, we will do this without decimals<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "invert the divisor and multiply<BR>\n" );
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