document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=812722>Question 812722</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you write this problem?  I know once it is written that way, I can solve it.  I just don't know how to format it.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Susan types 75 words per minute and is just starting to write a term paper.  Paul already has 510 words written and types at a speed of 60 words per minute.  For what numbers of minutes will Susan have more words typed than Paul? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #489268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=489268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Isn't the question backwards? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul already has 510 words typed but types slower than Susan.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is similar to the car chase problems.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Susan types 15 words a minute faster than Paul\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "It  will take 34 minutes for Susan to catch up with them both typing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul will be ahead for 34 minutes. 510/15=34\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "If Paul stopped typing it would take only  6.8 minutes to catch him<BR>\n" );
document.write( "510/75 =6.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It took Paul 8.5 minutes 510/60 to type those 510 words.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );