SOLUTION: at start of race two swimmers are side by side. One swims at 60 Meters a minute and another at 55 meters a minute. Pool is 25 meters. One pulls ahead of the other. how many minutes

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Question 498720: at start of race two swimmers are side by side. One swims at 60 Meters a minute and another at 55 meters a minute. Pool is 25 meters. One pulls ahead of the other. how many minutes until the two swimmers are again side by side.
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at start of race two swimmers are side by side.
One swims at 60 Meters a minute and another at 55 meters a minute.
Pool is 25 meters.
how many minutes until the two swimmers are again side by side.
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Time to swim the length of the pool (25 meters)
1st swimmer: 25%2F60 = 5%2F12 minute
2nd swimmer: 25%2F55 * 5%2F11 minute
then we know in 5 min
1st swimmer swims 12*25 = 300 meters
2nd swimmer swims 11*25 = 275 meters
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They should be side-by-side in 5 min