document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666179>Question 666179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help to do a quantative analysis a situation diagram and to solve the problem on this one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My sister can walk from school to home in 40 minutes. I can walk from school to home in 30 minutes. Today I stayed for some extra help, and my sister was already 2/5 of the way home when I started. If I walk at my usual peed, can I catch my sister before she gets home? If \"yes\" exactly what fraction of the trip have we covered when I catch her? If \"no\" exactly what fraction of the trip have I covered when my sister gets home? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #414654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=414654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My sister can walk from school to home in 40 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I can walk from school to home in 30 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Today I stayed for some extra help, and my sister was already 2/5 of the way home when I started.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If I walk at my usual speed, can I catch my sister before she gets home?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If \"yes\" exactly what fraction of the trip have we covered when I catch her?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If \"no\" exactly what fraction of the trip have I covered when my sister gets home?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance from home to school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .033d, your speed walking home<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .025d, sister's speed walking home<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you start, sister is 2/5 the way which means:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " she has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >d  or .6d to go <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find her time to get home: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28.6d%29%2F.025d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28.6d%29%2F.025d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 24 min to get home<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know it takes you 30 min to get home so she will beat you home by 6 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You will have covered <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the way home then<BR>\n" );
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