SOLUTION: Anna beat kirsten by ten yards in a sixty yard race. If they both run at the same pace, how many yards would kirsten be in a hundred yard race?

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Question 1031862: Anna beat kirsten by ten yards in a sixty yard race. If they both run at the same pace, how many yards would kirsten be in a hundred yard race?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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That means Anna runs 6/5 as fast as Kirsten...we can solve this by a proportion...
6%2F5+=+100%2Fx
6x = 500
x = 83 1/3 yards
so that Anna would beat Kirsten by 100 - 83 1/3 = 16 2/3 yards.