document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=728823>Question 728823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Running a race, Roger can run one mile in 8 minutes. Jeff can run one mile in 6 minutes. If Jeff gives Roger a 1 minute start, how long will it take before jeff catches up to Roger? How far will each have run? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #445610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=445610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Key here is that Roger has already ran for 1 minute at 1/8 miles per minute.  He has gone 1/8 of a mile.  May be easier to think of the route as a position path.  When will Roger and Jeff reach the same position?  TIME is the variable to solve for.  You'd use expressions of distance but you're not really looking for distance.  \r<BR>\n" );
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