document.write( "Question 1119861: A rabbit and a frog jump toward each other.
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document.write( "The rabbit takes two jumps for every three jumps of the frog.
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document.write( "The two jumping animals are 27m away, and it takes the rabbit 4 jumps to cover 1m
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document.write( "How many jumps will the frog take before they are both in same place? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #735490 by ikleyn(52786)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "A rabbit and a frog jump toward each other. \n" ); document.write( "The rabbit takes two jumps for every three jumps of the frog. \n" ); document.write( "The two jumping animals are 27m away, and it takes the rabbit 4 jumps to cover 1m \n" ); document.write( "How many jumps will the frog take before they are both in same place? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Something is missed in this condition, so that the solution is not possible.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Namely, the info regarding the frog rate or his length of jump is missed.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "comment from student: Thanks. But the frog rate is obvious in the problem, right? frog will jump 6 time for 1 m \n" ); document.write( "---------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My response. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Would the problem say \"The rabbit makes two jumps at the same time as the frog makes three, AND \n" ); document.write( "two jumps of the rabbit are of the same length as three jumps of the frog\", then the problem has the simple and easy solution:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " At the same time as the rabbit makes two jumps, the frog makes three, and the distance between them decrease in 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 meter.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " Hence, when the frog will complete his 3*27 = 81-th jumps, the both creatures will be at one place.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "================\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Below is the example of SIMILAR, but ACCURATELY formulated problem from the archive, which I solved at this forum long time ago:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " A rabbit gives 5 jumps at the same time that the dog that chases it gives 4, but 8 dog leaps equate in distance to 11 jumps of the rabbit. \r\n" ); document.write( " If the rabbit takes 66 advantage jumps, how many jumps should the dog give to reach the rabbit? \r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The link to this problem in the archive is\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems/Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems.faq.question.1093311.html\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems/Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems.faq.question.1093311.html\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |