document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=814817>Question 814817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A red boat and a blue boat are in a race. After 10 minutes, the blue boat is 500 feet ahead of the red boat. If their speeds remain constant, by how many feet is the blue boat leading the red boat after 3 1/2 hours?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would be so grateful if you could help me with this. My math teacher gives us random word problems without even teaching us the subjects in class, and I can never get them right. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #490547 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=490547\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 10 minutes they are 500 ft apart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 3 1/2 hours = 180+30 = 210 minutes they will be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "210*500/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10500 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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