document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094187>Question 1094187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Leona Jackson and Sam Peterson love to walk. Leona walks 5 miles per hour. Sam walks 6 miles per hour. Assume they start walking from the same place and walk in a straight line. Sam starts 1/2 hour after Leona. How long will it take Sam to meet Leona? How many miles would each have walked? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In half an hour, Leona walked 0.5*5 = 2.5 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, she was 2.5 miles ahead when Sam started his walk.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each hour the distance between them decreases 6-5 = 1 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, initial distance of 2.5 miles between them decreases at the rate 1 mile per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, Sam will catch Leona in 2.5 hours after Sam's start.\r\n" );
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