document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=776120>Question 776120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two runners start out from the same spot on an oval track which is 1/4 mile around. If one runner runs at 6 mph and the other runs at 8 mph and they run in the same direction, when will the faster runner be one lap ahead of the slower runner? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One lap = 1/4 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in speed = 2 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r = (1/4)/2 = 1/8 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 mi/hr*(1/8) hr = 1 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 mi/hr*(1/8) hr = 3/4 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 mile apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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