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Mike is 7.5 miles ahead of Julia running at 5.5 miles per hour and Julia is running at the speed of 8 mph. How long will it take Julia to catch up to Mike?

A. 2 hr
B. 5.5 hr
C. 7.5 hr
D. 3 hr

User Dan Wich
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The answer is D.Because it will take her 3hr to catch up with mike
User Amir Rachum
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The answer is D because 7.5-5.5 is 2 which is how many miles Mike is running per Hr.
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