SOLUTION: Two ants race across a table 72 cm long. One travels at 4.23 cm/s and the other at
3.99999 cm/s. When the first one crosses the finish line,
how far behind is the second one? Ans
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Question 351741: Two ants race across a table 72 cm long. One travels at 4.23 cm/s and the other at
3.99999 cm/s. When the first one crosses the finish line,
how far behind is the second one? Answer in units of cm. Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello,
Let's first find how long it takes for the first one to get to the finish lime.
We divide 72 by 4.23 to get:
17.02 seconds (rounded off)
Now multiply this by 3.99999 to get:
68.08 cm the second ant has traveled.
So we subtract this from 72 cm to get:
3.92 cm behind the first ant. Close race.
Make sense?
RJ
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