document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870860>Question 870860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average speed of two runners are 4 yards per second and 5 yards per second. The slower runner was given a 7 in a half second to start in a race that ended in a tie. What distance did they race? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D=4(T+7.5) FOR THE SLOWER RUNNER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=5T FOR THE FASTER RUNNER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(T+7.5)=5T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4T+30=5T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4T-5T=-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-T=-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=30 SEC IS THE RUN TIME.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(30+7.5)=5*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*37.5=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150=150<BR>\n" );
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