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document.write( "Whenever twins Sandra and Rachel read a book, Sandra wastes no time and begins to read immediately at a constant rate of 3 pages per minute, while Rachel has a certain “ritual” that she always performs: Pour a glass of milk, get her favorite pillow, solve a math problem and then begin to read.  This process of Rachel’s takes 10 minutes, but she can read at a rate of 5 pages per minute.  If they begin their perspective reading procedures at 8:00 pm, then at what time will they have both read the same number of pages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " This process of Rachel’s takes 10 minutes, but she can read at a rate of 5 pages per minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If they begin their perspective reading procedures at 8:00 pm, then at what time will they have both read the same number <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = no. minutes required for them to read the same number pages<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m = 5(m - 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3m = 5m - 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 = 5m - 3m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 = 2m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 50/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 25 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They will have read the same number of pages at 8:25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the number of pages each has read at this time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R has only been reading for 15 min after her snack etc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 * 5 = 75 pages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 * 3 = 75 pages </SPAN>\n" );
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