SOLUTION: In a large marathon, runners start the race in stages. Leanna started in group E and ran at a rate of 3.6 miles per hour. During the race she was passed by Tatiana who ran at a r

SOLUTION: In a large marathon, runners start the race in stages. Leanna started in group E and ran at a rate of 3.6 miles per hour. During the race she was passed by Tatiana who ran at a r

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Question 986169: In a large marathon, runners start the race in stages. Leanna started in group E and ran at a rate of 3.6 miles per hour. During the race she was passed by Tatiana who ran at a rate of 3.9 miles per hour and started in group H, 15 minutes after Leanna started. How far did Leanna run before she was passed by Tatiana?

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Let

represent the distance Leanna ran after Tatiana started running. Since Leanna had been running for 15 minutes (one-quarter hour) before Tatiana started, she was 3.6 times 0.25 = 0.9 miles ahead.

The amount of time that Tatiana ran until she passed Leanna is the same as the amount of time that Leanna ran starting at her head-start position.

The time that Tatiana ran until she passed Leanna is given by:

The time that Leanna ran after Tatiana started is given by:

Set these two expressions for equal values equal to each other and solve for

. Then calculate

to get your final answer.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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