SOLUTION: Pepe and Pilar agreed to race around an oval track. Pepe takes 35 minutes to complete one lap while Pilar takes 50 minutes to complete one lap.
a) How many minutes does it take
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Question 1202061: Pepe and Pilar agreed to race around an oval track. Pepe takes 35 minutes to complete one lap while Pilar takes 50 minutes to complete one lap.
a) How many minutes does it take Pepe to overtake Pilar?
b) How many minutes does it take Pepe to overtake Pilar at the starting point?
c) If they start the race at 8:00 am, at what time does Pepe overtake Pilar at the starting point the second time around?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Pepe and Pilar agreed to race around an oval track. Pepe takes 35 minutes to complete one lap while Pilar takes 50 minutes to complete one lap.
a) How many minutes does it take Pepe to overtake Pilar?
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Pepe overtakes him at 0 minutes because the two just started and Pepe is faster.
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