document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990910>Question 990910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> max leaves his beach condo and begins walking down the beach at a rate of 3 mph. thirty minutes later,rhiannon leaves the same condo and begins walking down the same beach at a rate of 4mph. how long will it take for rhiannon to catch max and how far from the condo will Rhiannon catch max? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In 30 mins (0.5 hours) Max is 1.5 miles away (0.5 * 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R walks at 4 mi/hr, so she \"gains on\" Max are 1 mi/hr (4 - 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5/1 = 1.5 hours to catch up to Max.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 1.5*4 = 6 miles to convergence </SPAN>\n" );
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