SOLUTION: Two runners jog around an oval track at constant rates, but in opposite directions.one runner completes a lap in 10 min and the other in 12 min. How many minutes elapse between co

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Question 439637: Two runners jog around an oval track at constant rates, but in opposite directions.one runner completes a lap in 10 min and the other in 12 min. How many minutes elapse between consecutive meetings of the runners (expressed as mixed number)
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x%281%2F10+%2B++1%2F12%29+=+1
<==> %2811x%29%2F60+=+1
<==> x+=+60%2F11, or 5%265%2F11 minutes.