SOLUTION: two athletes race around a 400-m track oval at a speed of 6 and 8 meters per second, respectively. How long will it take before the faster athlete gains one lap on the slower ones?

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Question 353780: two athletes race around a 400-m track oval at a speed of 6 and 8 meters per second, respectively. How long will it take before the faster athlete gains one lap on the slower ones?
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The same amount of time it would take someone running around the track at 2 meters per second to complete one lap.


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