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Greg gives pepper a 12 second head start in a 2km race. If Greg runs at 5km/minute and pepper runs at 3km/minute. Who will win the race and buy how many second

I’d like a formula that i can use to these questions thanks :)

User Ved Sharma
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Answer:

greg, 4 seconds

Explanation:

find how long it takes each person to run 2km first.

distance/speed:

  • pepper: 2/3 *60(seconds)=40 seconds
  • Greg: 2/5 *60= 24 seconds

40-12=28 seconds, pepper will take 28 seconds to finish the race from the time greg starts. greg will win by 4 seconds

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