document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1080645>Question 1080645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah can run 3 miles per hour faster than her sister Melissa can walk. If Sarah ran 12 miles in the same time it took Melissa to walk 8 miles, how fast was each sister travelling? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #694758 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=694758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m and m+3 be the speeds Melissa and Sarah go, respectively. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/m+3=8/m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12m=8m+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4m=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=6 mph as Melissa's speed; and 9 mph as Sarah's speed. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;  </SPAN>\n" );
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