document.write( "Question 573120: there's an army 5 miles long marching at 3 mph your in front and you have to take a letter 5 miles to back of the line at 5 mph and return to the front at 5 mph how many miles and how many hours did it take \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you start, the rear of the army is APPROACHING you at 3 mph and you are traveling 5 mph for a total rate of 8 mph. Using time equals distance divided by rate, it takes you 5/8 of an hour to get to the rear of the column.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "On the way back, the front of the army is moving AWAY from you at 3 mph and you are traveling 5 mph for a total rate of 2 mph. T = D/R again, so 5/2 hour to get back to the front.\r
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