document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=901672>Question 901672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mitch can jog to Lynn's place in 12 minutes. Lynn can ride her bike to Mitch's place in 5 minutes. How many minutes will they meet if they start from their place at the same time? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This might work easier if viewed as a task completion problem instead of a travel uniform rates problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of the distance between Mitch and Lynn from the place of each as 1 job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This way, Mitch does this job in 12 minutes and Lynn does this job in 5 minutes.  If they start this job  at the same time then when do they finish (like doing 1 job working together, when do they meet)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mitch, d/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lynn, d/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Think of d=1, ONE FULL DISTANCE, like one whole job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT=1, rate time, 1 job  or more generally, RT=D using D to stand for the single distance or a number of or fraction of the single distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TIME is the variable.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let t = unknown time for Mitch and Lynn to do the job  of the ONE distance.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reminder, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in MINUTES. </SPAN>\n" );
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