SOLUTION: If a parade is 1 mile long and marching at 3mph How long will it take a jogger at 5mph to run from the front of the parade to the end and back to the beginning?

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Question 343897: If a parade is 1 mile long and marching at 3mph How long will it take a jogger at 5mph to run from the front of the parade to the end and back to the beginning?
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If a parade is 1 mile long and marching at 3mph;
How long will it take a jogger at 5mph to run from the front of the parade to
the end and back to the Beginning
:
total time = time with + time against
t = 1%2F%28%285-3%29%29 + 1%2F%28%285%2B3%29%29
t = 1%2F2 + 1%2F8
t = 5%2F8*60 = 37.5 minutes