document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97775>Question 97775</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two runners enter the same marathon. If the faster runner's speed is 9.2 miles per hour and the two runners are 4.8 miles apart after 3 hours, find the speed of the slower runner. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= speed * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=9.2 miles/hr * 3hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=27.6 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slower runner is 4.8 miles behind\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore distance of the slower runner from the start after 3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=27.6 miles - 4.8 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=22.8 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of the slower runner = distance / time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           = 22.8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           =7.6 miles/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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