document.write( "Question 1079286: Adam, Brenda, and Carl are running a relay race. Carl runs 1 yard per second slower
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Adam, Brenda, and Carl are running a relay race. Carl runs 1 yard per second slower
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Let Adam’s speed be S
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document.write( "Then Carl’s speed is: S – 1, and Brenda’s is: 1.1S
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document.write( "We then get the following DISTANCE equation: 10(S) + 10(S – 1) + 10(1.1S) = 145
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document.write( "10S + 10S – 10 + 11S = 145
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document.write( "31S = 145 + 10
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document.write( "31S = 155
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