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Word Problems Stars indicate particularly interesting answers or
good places to begin browsing. Selected answers to common
questions: - Running and Walking: Distance, Rate, Time
[06/22/1999] Who finishes first, a man who runs half the way and
walks the other half, or a man who runs half the time and walks
the other half? - Running Laps and LCMs [02/11/1999] Bill, Bob,
and John run 1/3rd, 1/5th, and 1/6th of a lap per minute,
respectively. How many laps do they need to run to cross the
finish line at the same time? - Running Rates, Line Segments,
and Basic Algebra [6/26/1996] (1) Steven ran a 12-mile race at
an average speed of 8 miles per hour. If Adam ran the same
race... (2) Given a line made of three segments, which
statements are true...? (3) If 3 more than x is 2 more than y,
what is x in terms of y? - Silver Alloy [07/12/2001] Sterling
Silver is 92.5% pure silver. How many grams of pure silver and
sterling silver must be mixed to obtain 100g