Question

Mrs. Hensley , the P.E teacher, is pairing off students to race against each other. Eli can run 7 yards per second , and Aaron can run 8 yards per second, Mrs. Hensley decides to give Eli a head start of 5 yards since he runs more slowly . Once the students start running, Aaron will quickly catch up to Eli. How long will that take?

Answer 1

5 Seconds

Explanation:

Aaron is able to run one yard per second faster than Eli

So if Eli gets a head start of 5 yards it will take Aaron 5 seconds to catch up to him.