SOLUTION: Dick can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must Dick give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?
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Question 1015968: Dick can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must Dick give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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88 seconds - 55 seconds = 33 seconds
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ANSWER: 33 seconds
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