document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57514>Question 57514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cindy runs 8 meters/second for half of a 400 meter race.  She gets a leg cramp halfway through and runs at a slower speed.  Her average speed is 6 meters/second.  How fast did she run after getting the cramp? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let her slower speed be \"x meters/second\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then (8+x)/2=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 meters per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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