document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=901153>Question 901153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Some bank robbers leave town, speeding at 70 mph.  Ten minutes later, the police give chase, traveling at 78 mph.  How long will it take the police to overtake the bank robbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10 min=1/6 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=travel time of police<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1/6=travel time of robbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed (same for police and robbers)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78x=70(x+1/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78x=70x+70/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=70/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long will it take the police to overtake the bank robbers? 1.46 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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