document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=688016>Question 688016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rabbit and the turtle start by standing back to back. The turtle crawls 5 feet per minute to the left. The rabbit runs 62 feet per minute to the right. How long will it take then to be 3216 feet apart?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=distance rabbit traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3216-x=distance turtle traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed (same for both rabbit and turtle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/62=(3216-x)/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=62(3216-x)=199392-62x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "67x=199392<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2976<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2976/62=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long will it take then to be 3216 feet apart? 48 min<BR>\n" );
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