SOLUTION: A prison guard and his bloodhound are chasing an escaped prisoner. The prisoner has a 10 mile head start but the guard is walking 1 mph faster than the prisoner. The bloodhound is

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Question 335329: A prison guard and his bloodhound are chasing an escaped prisoner. The prisoner has a 10 mile head start but the guard is walking 1 mph faster than the prisoner. The bloodhound is trained to run to the prisoner, run back to the guard, and then continue running back and forth between them If the bloodhound runs 10 mph, how far does the bloodhound run before the guard finally catches up with the prisoner?
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If the prisoner has a 10 mile head start and the guard is moving 1 mph faster, he will catch up in 10 hours. The bloodhound is going 10 mph for 10 hours so the dog goes 100 miles.

John

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