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document.write( "Walking 1/7 as fast as riding --> 7 times as many minutes walking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = time riding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7t = time walking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 7t = 40 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 5 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Walking both ways --> 7t + 7t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 70 minutes<BR>\n" );
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