document.write( "Question 972881: Praying that someone out there can help me assist my daughter with this problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two girls went on a run. Cary began running 40 seconds earlier than Kristie.
\n" ); document.write( " *Cary ran at a speed of 10 feet per second
\n" ); document.write( " *Kristie ran at a speed of 12 feet per second
\n" ); document.write( "For how many seconds had Cary been running at the moment when the two girls had ran exactly the same distance.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This problem falls under \"Linear equations and proportions.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Praying that someone out there can help me assist my daughter with this problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two girls went on a run. Cary began running 40 seconds earlier than Kristie.
\n" ); document.write( " *Cary ran at a speed of 10 feet per second
\n" ); document.write( " *Kristie ran at a speed of 12 feet per second
\n" ); document.write( "For how many seconds had Cary been running at the moment when the two girls had ran exactly the same distance.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This problem falls under \"Linear equations and proportions.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
\n" ); document.write( "Thanks in advance.
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Let time it would take Cary to get to “meeting point” be T
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document.write( "Then time it would take Kristie to get to “meeting point” is: T – 40
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document.write( "Distance covered by Cary when they meet: 10T
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document.write( "Distance covered by Kristie when they meet: 12(T – 40), or 12T – 480
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document.write( "When they meet, they would cover the same distance
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document.write( "Therefore, we get: 10T = 12T – 480
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document.write( "10T – 12T = - 480 
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document.write( "– 2T = - 480
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document.write( "T, or time Cary would take to get to “meeting point” = , or  \n" );
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