document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2133>Question 2133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is How soon after 5 o'clock will the hands on a clock first be together? The equation is t=25 + t/25. How do I solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #873 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=873\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by knowing your clock, it will be sometime just after 5:25, surely? So we are looking for a time of about 25-27 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 25 + t/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25t = 625 + t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24t = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 26.04 (i take it that the equation is in minutes).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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