SOLUTION: By the time A takes 3 steps, B takes 2 steps. If the Stride length of A is twice that of B, what is the ratio of the speeds of A and B.
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Question 917071: By the time A takes 3 steps, B takes 2 steps. If the Stride length of A is twice that of B, what is the ratio of the speeds of A and B.
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By the time A takes 3 steps, B takes 2 steps.
If the Stride length of A is twice that of B, what is the ratio of the speeds of A and B.
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Let s = stride length of B
then
2s = stride length of A
Ratio
cancel 2s
Ratio = 3:1
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