SOLUTION: Hi, a question from my work is a slight variation of the typical distance problem. It goes as follows "A cat starts chasing a mouse from 10 metres away. The cat runs at a rate o

Question 1120429: Hi, a question from my work is a slight variation of the typical distance problem. It goes as follows
"A cat starts chasing a mouse from 10 metres away. The cat runs at a rate of 14 metres per second, and the mouse scampers at a rate of 4 metres per second. How many seconds will it take the cat to catch the mouse?"
I am used to questions that give you the delay between the two objects. However, this question does not provide that information, and I am confused as to how to find the time.
Thanks in advance
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cat is running 10 meters faster than the mouse per second and is 10 meters away. It will take a second, during which time the cat will have gone 14 meters and the mouse 4 meters.
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