document.write( "Question 1177602: brian is walking alone a trail at an average rate of 3 miles per hour. carol is bicycling along the same trail in the same direction at an average rate of 9 miles per hour. at 12:00 noon brian is 5 miles ahead of carol. if brian and carol maintain these rates, at what time will carol overtake brian? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "brian is walking $\"highlight%28cross%28alone%29%29\"$ ALONG a trail at an average rate of 3 miles per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "carol is bicycling along the same trail in the same direction at an average rate of 9 miles per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "at 12:00 noon brian is 5 miles ahead of carol. if brian and carol maintain these rates,
\n" ); document.write( "at what time will carol overtake brian?
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document.write( "At 12:00, Brian is 5 miles ahead of Carol.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their relative speed is  9-3 = 6 miles per hour, i.e. Carol decreases the distance between them at the rate of 6 miles per hour,\r\n" );
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document.write( "or 1 miles every 10 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, Carol will overtake Brian in 50 minutes, at 12:45.\r\n" );
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