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Mrs. Smith, the P.E. teacher, is pairing off students to race against each other. Rose can run 4

yards per second, and Miranda can run 9 yards per second. Mrs. Smith decides to give Rose a
head start of 25 yards since she runs more slowly. Once the students start running, Miranda
will quickly catch up to Rose. How far will Miranda have to run?
Write a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.

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Answer:5 sec

Step-by-step explanation:y=yards

R= 25yards+ 4y; M=9y

R-Y, or 25yards+4y-9y

So Miranda gains 5 yards per second

25/5=5 sec.

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