SOLUTION: isaac and marty decide to race,isaac runs 18 meters per second.marty runs 7 meters per second.isaac gets a 44 meter start.After how many seconds will they have run the same distanc

Question 1098883: isaac and marty decide to race,isaac runs 18 meters per second.marty runs 7 meters per second.isaac gets a 44 meter start.After how many seconds will they have run the same distance?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Marty will never catch up with Isaac since
Marty is the slower and Isaac has the head start
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You can measure the distances they run and
compare them, but Isaac's head start is meaningless
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Issac:

Marty:

As long as their times are
in this ratio, they have run the same distance
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By all means, get a 2nd opinion

Answer by MathTherapy(10549) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
isaac and marty decide to race,isaac runs 18 meters per second.marty runs 7 meters per second.isaac gets a 44 meter start.After how many seconds will they have run the same distance?

Isaac's speed is greater than Marty's. Did you mean that Marty got a 44 m head start? This way Isaac will eventually catch up to Marty.
If so, then they will travel the same distance in 4 seconds.
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