document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129654>Question 1129654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My mom’s clock is running fast one second per minute and my dad’s clock is running<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slow one second per minute. When I left, their clocks were the same and I returned<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when their clocks were a minute apart. How long was I away?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #746225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=746225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 sec / min = 5 sec / 5 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will compare each clock with a 3rd clock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is running on time. Then I will see<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when the 2 original clocks are 1 min apart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I will start when all 3 clocks are at 12:00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) = on time clock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) = 1 sec/min slow clock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) = 1 sec/min fast clock<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) - - - - - (2) - - - - - (3) - - - - - - - - - difference<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:00 - - 12:00:00 - - -  12:00:00 - - - - - 0 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:05 - - 12:04:55 - - - 12:05:05 - - - - - 10 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:10 - - 12:09:50 - - - 12:10:10 - - - - - - 20 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:15 - - 12:14:45 - - - 12:15:15 - - - - - - 30 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:20 - - 12:19:40 - - - 12:20:20 - - - - - - 40 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:25 - - 12:24:35 - - - 12:25:25 - - - - - - 50 sec <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12:30 - - 12:29:30 - - - 12:30:30 - - - - - - 60 sec ( 1 min )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a half-hour ( 12:30 ), the 2 clocks show 1 min difference<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way to look at it is that the difference between them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 sec / min + 1 sec/min = 2 sec/min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 sec/min = 60 sec / 30 min\r<BR>\n" );
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