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Question 986366: You and Tom are having a biking race. You can bike 40 meters per minute, and your brother can bike 42 meters per minute. You start 100m in front of the starting line while Tom starts on the starting line. After how many minutes will you and Tom be same distance from the starting line? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You and Tom are having a biking race.
You can bike 40 meters per minute, and your brother can bike 42 meters per minute.
You start 100m in front of the starting line while Tom starts on the starting line.
After how many minutes will you and Tom be same distance from the starting line?
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That will happen when Tom catches you.
Now You can do this in your head.
The relative speed between you two, 2 meters/min
How long to cover 100 m at this speed; obviously 50 min
