SOLUTION: i really need help with this problem thr problem says: Runner A crosses the starting line of a marathon and runs at an average pace of 5.6 miles per hour. Half an hour later, Runne

Question 241665: i really need help with this problem thr problem says: Runner A crosses the starting line of a marathon and runs at an average pace of 5.6 miles per hour. Half an hour later, Runner B crosses the starting line and runs at an average rate of 6.4 miles per hour. If the lenght of the marathon is 26.2 miles, which runner will finish ahead of the other? please help me and i need to show my work thank you
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Runner A's speed is 5.6
The distance is 26.2

hours Runner A will take 4.68 hours to run the race
Runner B is running faster, but has a 0.5 hour lag.
hours. B takes 4.09 hours to run, but left 0.5 hours later than A.
So the total time for B is 4.09 + 0.5 = 4.59
B is still going to finish first
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