SOLUTION: In a horse race, Snail is 44 feet behind Cat. While Cat is racing at a steady spped of 48 feet per second. Snail has sped up to 56 feet per second. At these speeds how long will

Question 160682: In a horse race, Snail is 44 feet behind Cat. While Cat is racing at a steady spped of 48 feet per second. Snail has sped up to 56 feet per second. At these speeds how long will it take for snail to catch up to Cat?
I Know "t*r=d" but how does it apply to this?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a horse race, Snail is 44 feet behind Cat. While Cat is racing at a steady
speed of 48 feet per second. Snail has sped up to 56 feet per second.
At these speeds how long will it take for snail to catch up to Cat?
:
Time =
:
Use the relative speed to find out how long it will take to cover 44 ft
:
Time = = = 5.5 seconds
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