document.write( "Question 1065407: Ben starts walking along a path at 2 mi/h. One and a half hours after Ben leaves, his sister Amanda begins jogging along the same path at 4 mi/h. How long will it be before Amanda catches up to Ben ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "When Amanda started jogging, Ben just was 1.5 hours * 2 mi/h = 3 miles ahead.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Starting from this moment, the distance between them decreases in (4 mi/h - 2 mi/h) = 2 mi/h every hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, Amanda will catch up to Ben in  = 1.5 hours.\r\n" );
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