document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975870>Question 975870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A and B are playing tag . A stay still while B runs from the same spot at a rate 2 meters per second. After 60 seconds B keeps running . A now runs after him at a rate of 3 meters per second. How long has A run when he caught up to B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 (t-60) = 2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t - 180 =2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t-2t =180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 180 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "My solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 (t-60) = 2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t - 180 =2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t-2t =180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 60 seconds, B has covered a distance=2*60=120 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-2=1 m/sec=rate at which A is catching up to B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A's travel time=120/1=120 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long has A run when he caught up to B? 120 seconds </SPAN>\n" );
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