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How long will it take a mother, running at 4 feet per second, to catch up with her toddler, running down the sidewalk at 2 feet per second, if the child had a 5 second head start
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\n" ); document.write( "travel time*speed=distance
\n" ); document.write( "5*2=10 ft=distance mother must catch up with her toddler
\n" ); document.write( "4-2=2 ft/s=speed at which mother is catching up to her toddler
\n" ); document.write( "10/2=5sec
\n" ); document.write( "How long will it take a mother, running at 4 feet per second, to catch up with her toddler? 5 sec \n" ); document.write( "

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