SOLUTION: 1. Two runners A and B run the mile race (5280ft).runner A run this distance at 30ft/s and B at 20 ft/s. If they start out together and maintain their speeds,how far apart would ru
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Question 1017874: 1. Two runners A and B run the mile race (5280ft).runner A run this distance at 30ft/s and B at 20 ft/s. If they start out together and maintain their speeds,how far apart would runner B from runner A when runner A finishes the race?
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Two runners A and B run the mile race (5280ft).runner A run this distance at 30ft/s and B at 20 ft/s. If they start out together and maintain their speeds,how far apart would runner B from runner A when runner A finishes the race?
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Runner A finishes in 5280/30 = 176 seconds.
Runner B runs 20*176 = 3520 feet in 176 seconds.
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B is 1760 feet from A at the finish.
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