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two children are playing tag. Child A who is doing the chasing can run 100m in 24 seconds Child B is running away from child A and can run 64m in 21 seconds. How fast can each child run, and if both of the children do not slow down, will child A be able to catch child B?

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Child A runs at 4.1667 meters per second and child B runs at 3.048 meters per sec. If they do not slow down Child A will be able to catch child B.
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