document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=779383>Question 779383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mulder leaves the office at 8:30am averaging 65mph. Scully leaves at 9:00am following the same path and averaging 68mph. At what time will Scully catch up with Mulder?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cant figure out how to write this as an equation to solve. Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mulder leaves the office at 8:30am averaging 65mph. Scully leaves at 9:00am following the same path and averaging 68mph. At what time will Scully catch up with Mulder?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cant figure out how to write this as an equation to solve. Thank you so much!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the time that it takes Scully to catch up with Mulder be T\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then time it'll take Mulder to get to catch-up point = T + 30 minutes, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+%2B+30%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+%2B+30%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+%2B+1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+%2B+1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Create a DISTANCE equation, since Scully's distance, equals Mulder's distance. Since D = ST (distance = speed * time), this translates to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for T and this should give you the time that it'll take Sculler to catch up with Mulder. Add this to 9:00 AM to determine the ACTUAL TIME Sculler catches up to Mulder.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You then do a check!! \r<BR>\n" );
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