SOLUTION: an elderly wildebeest scents a lion and starts running away at 40 mph. .02 hours later (about 1 minute) the lion starts running after the wilebeest at 50 mph. presuming the lion an

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Question 229014: an elderly wildebeest scents a lion and starts running away at 40 mph. .02 hours later (about 1 minute) the lion starts running after the wilebeest at 50 mph. presuming the lion and the wildebeest started from the same spot, how long will it take the lion to catch the wildebeest? use the 5 step process, also be sure to draw a distance diagram and fill in the table to set up the problem.
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