SOLUTION: In a 1500m race, the winner has a time of 4 minutes and the person who can second has a time of 4 mins and 5 seconds. How many metres ahead was the winner when he completed the rac

Question 973045: In a 1500m race, the winner has a time of 4 minutes and the person who can second has a time of 4 mins and 5 seconds. How many metres ahead was the winner when he completed the race? Assuming that both runners where at a constant speed throughout the race.
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In a 1500m race, the winner has a time of 4 minutes and the person who can second has a time of 4 mins and 5 seconds. How many metres ahead was the winner when he completed the race? Assuming that both runners where at a constant speed throughout the race.
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distance= speed*travel time
4 min and 5 seconds=4 1/12=49/12 min
speed of 2nd place runner=1500/(49/12) (m/min)
5 seconds=(1/12) min
distance covered=(1/12)(1500/(49/12)=30.61 m
How many meters ahead was the winner when he completed the race? 30.61
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