document.write( "Question 362543: An elderly wildebeest scents a lion and starts running away at 40mph. .02 hours later (about 1 minute) the lion starts running after the wildebeest at 50 mph. Presuming the lion and the wildebeest started from the same spot, how long will it take the lion to catch the wildebeest? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #258416 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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When the lion catches the wildebeest, they will have
\n" ); document.write( "both traveled the same distance, $\"d\"$
\n" ); document.write( "For Wildebeest:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+r%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+40t\"$
\n" ); document.write( "For Lion:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+50%2A%28t+-+.02%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now I can say
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40t+=+50%2A%28t+-+.02%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40t+=+50t+-+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10t+=+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+.1\"$ hr
\n" ); document.write( " $\".1\"$ hr = $\"6\"$ min
\n" ); document.write( "It will take the lion 6 min to catch the wildebeest \n" ); document.write( "

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