document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996662>Question 996662</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I ran two laps around a track in 99 seconds. how long did it take me to run each lap if I ran the first lap at 8.5m/s and the second lap at 8.0 m/s?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of 1st lap<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99-x=travel time of 2nd lap<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed (same for both laps)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5x=8(99-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5x=792-8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16.5x=792<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99-x=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( " run time of 1st lap=48 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "run time of 2nd lap=51 sec </SPAN>\n" );
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