document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000930>Question 1000930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria starts out jogging from Ye Olde Bridge at 8:00am at a speed of 4 mil/h. Twelve minutes later, Nicole starts out from Ye Olde Bridge and follows the same route. At what constant rate in miles per hour must Nicole run to catch Maria at 8:42am? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618257 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618257\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us call Nicole's rate, r.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the distances are equal, and d=rt, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maria's time = 42/60 hours = .7 hour and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nicole's time = 30/60 = .5 hour so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(.7)=r(.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.8 = .5r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 5.6 miles per hour </SPAN>\n" );
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