document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=505180>Question 505180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes you 30 seconds to reach the top of an escalator by just standing on it,and if it takes you 20 seconds to walk up the stairs.How much time it will take you to reach the top of the escalator by walking on it with the same rate you walked up the stairs. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you ride the escalator, you travel 1/30th the distance to the top per sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you walk up the stairs you travel 1/20th the distance to the top per sec.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do both then you travel 1/30 + 1/20=1/12 the distance to the top per sec.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sooooo, doing both it takes 12 seconds to reach the top.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=time it takes to both ride the escalator and walk at the same time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then (1/12)x=1( complete distance to top, that is)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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