document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744941>Question 744941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jessica and Barbara start running from the same point at 2:00 PM. Jessica runs east at 4 miles per hour and Barbara runs north at 3.5 miles per hour. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far apart are they at 4:15 PM? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "relative speed = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+3.5%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+3.5%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 5.315 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.25 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
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