SOLUTION: A hyena spots a giraffe 0.3 mile away and begins running toward it. The giraffe starts running away from the hyena just as the hyena begins running toward it. A hyena can run at a

Question 993835: A hyena spots a giraffe 0.3 mile away and begins running toward it. The giraffe starts running away from the hyena just as the hyena begins running toward it. A hyena can run at a speed of 40mph and a giraffe can run at 32 mph. how long will it take the hyena to overtake the giraffe?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The hyena should run the distance in 0.3 mile more than the giraffe to overtake the giraffe. The speed of the hyena relative to the giraffe is 40 - 32 = 8 miles per hour.

Hence, the hyena will overtake the giraffe in hour = = 2.25 minutes = 2 minutes 15 seconds.

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