document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903537>Question 903537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two runners live 33 miles apart. Jim runs 8 miles per hour, and Joan runs 6 miles per hour. If Joan starts running toward Jim’s house and Jim starts running toward Joan’s house 2 hours later, how long will Jim have been running when they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=Jim's travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=Joan's travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(x+2)+8x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+12+8x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=21/14=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long will Jim have been running when they meet? 3.5 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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