alen can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must alen give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?

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alen can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must alen give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?

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Answer:

33 seconds

Explanation:

Jack's handicap is the difference of their recorded times:

... 88 s - 55 s = 33 s

Lakshmana Kumar answered Apr 22, 2019

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