document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351741>Question 351741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ants race across a table 72 cm long. One travels at 4.23 cm/s and the other at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.99999 cm/s. When the first one crosses the finish line,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how far behind is the second one? Answer in units of cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's first find how long it takes for the first one to get to the finish lime. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We divide 72 by 4.23 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.02 seconds (rounded off)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply this by 3.99999 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68.08 cm the second ant has traveled.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we subtract this from 72 cm to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.92 cm behind the first ant. Close race. <BR>\n" );
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