document.write( "Question 122322: Roland had already covered 14 kilometers when Charlemagne headed out to catch him. Charlemagne's rate was 11 kph, whereas Rolands rate was 7 1/2 kph. How long did it take Charkemagne to catch Roland? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The question is simply how long would it take Charlemagne to travel the 14 km\r\n" );
document.write( "distance at the difference in their rates.  Charlemagne's rate is 3.5 km/hr\r\n" );
document.write( "faster than Roland's, so the problem is the same if Roland had a 14 km head\r\n" );
document.write( "start but never moved and Charlemagne had a rate of 3.5 km/hr traveling to\r\n" );
document.write( "Roland's location.\r\n" );
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document.write( " hours.\r\n" );
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