SOLUTION: Dick can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must Dick give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?
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Question 320476: Dick can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must Dick give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time? Answer by CharlesG2(834) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Dick can run the 440 yard dash in 55 seconds, and Jack can run it in 88 seconds. How great a handicap must Dick give Jack for the boys to finish the race at the same time?
distance = rate * time
Dick --> 440 = rate * 55
Dick --> 8 yrds/sec = rate
Jack --> 440 = rate * 88
Jack --> 5 yrds/sex = rate
Jack in 55 seconds --> distance = 5 * 55 = 275 yrds
440 - 275 = 165 yards handicap
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