document.write( "Question 1159607: Katherine leaves home for school, riding her bicycle at a rate of 12miles/hr. Twenty minutes after she leaves, her mother sees Katherine's English paper on her bed and leaves to bring it to her. If her mother drives at 36miles/hr, how far must she drive before she reaches Katherine? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Head start is  12 mph *  of an hour = 4 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Speed approaching is  36-12 = 24 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Time to catch =  of an hour =   of an hour = 10 minutes.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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