document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758557>Question 758557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Lion runs 50 miles per hour in pursuit of a zebra running at 40 miles per hour. If the initial distance between them was a quarter of a mile, how long will it take for the lion to catch the zebra? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The lion \"gains on\" the zebra at 10 mi/hr (50 - 40)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = (1/4)/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1/40 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  Lions don't run at 50 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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